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…
21 floor “walkabout” Brassett Point
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 Cat Action August 2018
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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…
Site visit and residents meeting – 10 Victoria Street
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…
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz reflects on her first 100 days in office
“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…
Have your say on private tenancies
The government is carrying out a consultation on proposals to ‘remove barriers’ to longer private-sector tenancies in England
The article Have your say on private tenancies first appeared on the…Read more…
“Newham at forefront of Housing Crisis”
Hat tip Newham Recorder for a pretty full on report on the housing crisis in our borough.
The new mayor of Newham has slammed the loss of nearly 10,000 council homes under Right to Buy since the 1980s – saying the policy has exacerbated the bitter hou…Read more…
Letting the government off the hook over removal of housing subsidy
Hat tip Redbrick (shame because Dispatches have a good track record)
“With reporter Antony Barnett driving between sites in a flash open top and very sporty white car, trying to link a number of disconnected stories under the disingenuous title of ‘Ge…Read more…
Just how much public service workers are spending on rent
In most parts of the UK, the price of renting a home has risen steadily, while public sector salaries… well, they haven’t. Find out how much NHS porters, nurses, PCSOs and more are spending on rent…Read more…
Local Government Association Conference 2018
This post is a little late but some thoughts from a first time delegate to the annual Local Government Association Conference in Birmingham. I arrived late due to attending Newham Cabinet meeting. My Newham Cabinet colleague, Terry Paul, was ther…Read more…
Green Point inspection and walkabout – the good, the not so good and art in tower blocks
Last week I went on an 8am “walkabout” in Green Point, Water Lane, E15 with local residents in response to complaints about the failure to repair the communal front entry door, which had led to strangers getting into the block to take drugs and causing…Read more…
St Helens and Warrington housing members win 3.1% pay rise
Pay increase at north-west England housing group follows rejection of 2% offer and a ballot for industrial action
The article St Helens and Warrington housing members win 3.1% pay rise first…Read more…
“Shifting Housing’s Overton Window”
Another great article by stevehilditch on Redbrick (even though I had to Google “Overton Window”)
“It’s a sign of a remarkable comeback for social housing that the new CIH report ‘Rethinking Social Housing’ contains few surprises. Only 3 years ag…Read more…
#UNDC18 UNISON NDC Wednesday fringes
Pictures from Conference floor; 25th Anniversary of UNISON celebration with my branch delegates two important fringes on Pensions and Housing. Read more…
We need 100,000 council homes a year, not “affordable homes”
Labour’s Housing Green Paper, Housing for the many, has a fundamental flaw at its heart. It says that a Labour … MoreRead more…
Rental costs price public service staff out of housing, says UNISON
High rental costs mean many public service employees in England are spending more than a third of their wages on rent, according to research published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. Hospital porters are…Read more…
UNISON calls for properly funded council housing
Meeting just three-days after Grenfell anniversary, conference calls for safe and affordable housing for all
The article UNISON calls for properly funded council housing first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
“Councils face replacement property drought”
Two-thirds of councils will be unable to replace all the homes sold under Right to Buy without significant reform of the system, according to the Local Government Association.The LGA this week released research it commissioned from property consultancy…Read more…
Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector
MPs join UNISON members and employers at parliamentary launch of union’s Violence at Work charter
The article Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector first appeared on the…Read more…
Over a million people on Council waiting list. Let’s turn Benefits into Bricks?
Many thanks to Shelter for their report highlighting the National Housing waiting list crisis. There is more than a million people on UK Housing waiting lists. Newham is highlighted as having proportionally the worse crisis in the entire country. …Read more…