Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Council to use special powers to take over O2 Masterplan site
Local authority to temporarily become legal owners of land to remove obstacles to major redevelopment
Read MoreCamden steps closer to thousands more homes by 2041
Liberal Democrats endorse borough’s ‘splendid’ strategic plan for next 15 years but bash Labour party for patting itself on the back
Read MoreCamden Council gives green light to Euston Tower revamp
Town Hall waves through plans to remake vacant skyscraper as ‘innovation hub’ despite carbon footprint concerns
Read MoreSocial housing repairs backlog almost halved as tenant satisfaction rises, report shows
Council marks progress following last year’s bruising social ombudsman report on housing complaints culture
Read More‘Have some humility’: Leader bites back at opposition as council grilled on housing repairs
Extraordinary Town Hall meeting triggered by Liberal Democrats following ‘worrying’ response to damning report
Read MoreOne in three private landlords in Camden could be flouting ‘additional licensing’ rules, report suggests
Data comes as council outlines plans to deliver more affordable and social rent homes in the borough
Read MoreCamden announces ‘major retrofit’ for 3,000 council homes
New solar panel and battery installations will cost over £20 million
Read MoreCamden has third highest number of empty council homes in London, data reveals
Council says it is hiring new staff to manage and allocate vacant properties to bring numbers down
Read MoreCamden Council dubbed ‘anti-social landlord’ by national housing campaign
Town Hall among 45 housing providers singled out by the Social Housing Action Campaign
Read MoreHousing watchdog rebukes Camden Council over ‘defensive’ complaints culture
Ombudsman says one elderly resident was forced to climb stairs repeatedly due to delays to lift repairs
Read MoreTown Hall bids to turn around worst leaseholder satisfaction rate in a decade
Contractors to be held more accountable after survey reveals unhappiness with repairs
Read MoreLeaseholder satisfaction with council repairs hits lowest level in a decade
Survey shows only one in 10 think major works are good value for money
Read MoreFixes for thousands of fire risks in council homes are overdue, report shows
Around 2,000 risks marked ‘medium’ have been awaiting a solution for more than two years
Read MoreCamden property chief quizzed about housing repairs following tenant satisfaction survey
Results showed the borough is below the London average in the time taken to address emergencies
Read MoreParking changes to be introduced on six Camden estates
The changes will ‘offer greater choice and better access for disabled residents,’ according to the council
Read More‘The stench goes into my bedroom’: Desperate family plagued by overflowing drain call on housing association to finally fix it
Fitzrovia family call out Clarion for failing to deal with months-long problem
Read More‘Do we cut repairs, CCTV, caretaking?’: Housing chief defends rent hike for council tenants amid spiralling costs
Residents to be hit with seven per cent hike in April
Read MoreMultimillion-pound CCTV upgrade underway at Camden’s housing estates following complaints from residents
Camden had the seventh highest volume of crime in London last year
Read MoreHousing watchdog rebukes Camden for ‘concerning’ rate of maladministration in its handling of complaints
Camden ‘disappointed’ by findings but has taken ‘comprehensive action’
Read More‘The whole family is on edge’: Town Hall plan to combat overcrowding wins backing of residents and councillors
Council will buy back hundreds of its former homes to create more space amid the housing crisis
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