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“Newham Council’s housing stock will be improved as part of a £120m investment programme, to drive up standards for residents and ensure our council homes are safe and well maintained.
The commitment was set out as part of the Housing Revenue Account …Read more…
This is an article published in Labour Briefing The contradiction between Labour’s official housing policies and the more radical aspirations … MoreRead more…
Planned strike action at a London housing association has been called off after the association’s management agreed to honour a pay deal they had previously failed to implement.
The post Hackney…Read more…
Another excellent housing “myth buster” by Red Brick (Website of the Labour Housing Group) “home ownership is now easily the most subsidised tenure, much more so than social housing, with private renting receiving the least help”.
“It often seems that…Read more…
Picture collage from recent visits, talks and walkabouts I have been on as Newham Housing lead with local residents, Council Officers and local Councillors.
While visiting our housing estates and meeting residents I have found lots of things that we n…Read more…
This is from a hard hitting report by the Child Poverty Action Group. 37% of children in London (700,000 kids) live in poverty. It is projected to rise 2019-2021 to 41.5%. What a shameful statistic for one of the richest cities in the world. 2/3rds of …Read more…
Love it. NEWHAM GREAT HOUSING COUNCIL. Way to go
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I was also simply appalled to visit such a dirty, infested, unsafe and unlicensed house and to hear from tenants about the threats made against them. I felt that I was back in Victorian East London and not the 21st Century. Sickening.
Hat tip Ne…Read more…
This is my message to UNISON members of the Social Housing Pension Scheme, who will no doubt be worried about their families pension futures.
Inside Housing magazine has reported on this completely unwarranted attack on the Social Housing Pensio…Read more…
UNISON is encouraging members to respond to the government’s consultation on social housing in England. A government green paper promises “a new deal for social housing” to make sure that…Read more…
I am now back in Newham from a very much “full on” Party conference in Liverpool. I think I attended 9 different fringes on housing, the conference housing debates and learnt from all the speeches and also from all the wide ranging Q&A sessions.
Will be there.
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(Nearly home after a fascinating meeting of London @LabourHousing policy Some great ideas and presentations ( I was late) on Council housing new build, relationship with Housing Associations, Community Land Trusts. Chaired by #GLA #Housing lead @tomcop…Read more…
Last week I went to this summit in South Wales on investment in the Local Government Pension Scheme. There was around 250 Councillors and Council pension staff from all over the country.
I am particularly interested in the latest ideas on Risk, Asset …Read more…
Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research published today (Sunday)
The article Home ownership now little more than a pipe…Read more…
In the 1950s and 60s, many people were unable to find housing through private landlords because they were black or Irish. While those days may be long gone, another form of housing discrimination is…Read more…
On Friday I went on a “walkabout” with residents and Newham Housing officers from the top to the bottom of Brassett Point in my ward.
It is always encouraging when you see residents who actively care about their homes and their environment. They have …Read more…
Mears Cats Action Aug 2018_ from Hero Austin on Vimeo.
Video from yesterday’s action by Newham residents at Housing Contractor, Mears PLC headquarters in Enfield.
Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and I joined the action to show solidarity with our residen…Read more…
Following a visit to residents homes with officers from Newham Council I spoke yesterday at a lively but constructive residents meeting in Stratford Library.
Lots of things to do to improve our service and offer.
Many thanks to housing camp…Read more…
“Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz reflects on her first 100 days in office and pledges to continue to drive the change that Newham needs and for the benefit of all”Read more…