Tag: property
Temporary accommodation funding extended
Islington Council has accepted additional funding of £637,000 for temporary accommodation from the Greater London Authority (GLA), despite charities campaigning against the use of...
Government ‘debacle’ as new delays hinted on Holloway Prison development
Sadiq Khan is pushed to intervene as government implies further ‘scandalous’ delays.
The sell-off the Holloway Prison site could be delayed until early 2019,...
Crowdfunding battle to change high-rise development plans
Residents in Tufnell Park have launched a crowdfunding campaign to thwart plans to replace the local church with a seven-storey block of flats.
The church...
Islington Council vows to stop “slum landlordism”
Islington Council is beginning a consulation to crack down on rented properties on Holloway Road and Caledonian Road that are considered to be unfit...
Help to Buy pushing Islington house prices “through the roof”: Labour
The government’s Help to Buy scheme has pushed house prices to unaffordable levels in Islington, according to Labour Party figures.
Tom Copley AM, Labour’s Housing...
Council cracks down on rogue landlords
Islington Council is set to enforce tougher regulations on the increasing number of mercenary landlords in the borough.