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Councils across London are to get government cash to boost the housing and employment advice they offer local residents. Twenty councils across England, including Islington and the London Learning Disabilities Partnership which comprises Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Sutton, Richmond, … [Read more...]

Boris Johnson was in central London this morning to launch a wide ranging and bold housing plan he says will deliver more affordable housing and improve standards for thousands of Londoners. The Housing Strategy is Johnson’s biggest housing policy announcement since taking office … [Read more...]

Boris Johnson has written to all councils in the capital proposing a borough-specific “indicative target” for the number of affordable homes to be built over the next three years. The move marks the first stage to abolishing the current London-wide target of 50% introduced by … [Read more...]

Wandsworth Council has announced an advice day for first time buyers and key workers looking to own their own home. The ‘Open the Door’ event takes place on Thursday, October 16 from 2pm to 8pm in the Civic Suite, Wandsworth High Street. The council’s home ownership team has … [Read more...]

Bromley Council has launched a new scheme to allocate housing association properties in the borough called Bromley Homeseekers. Council officials are stressing that the scheme, which is operated by Home Connections on behalf of the authority, does not signal an increase in the … [Read more...]

Councils could have a major role to play in rescuing the ailing British housing market, according to Barking and Dagenham Council. The authority is calling on the Government to give councils the freedom to buy private homes on a massive scale and put them back into public ownership. … [Read more...]