Posts Tagged ‘Diarmaid Ward’
Council set to strike deal for former police station on Hornsey Road as it battles ‘severe housing crisis’
Town Hall plans to build multi-storey block with half the homes at affordable rent
Read MoreIslington Council’s fire safety training under the spotlight as councillors vent anger over lack of communication
Housing scrutiny committee chair and ward representatives complain that they were not made aware of a fire enforcement notice at a local tower block
Read MoreIslington to buy back 80 former council homes – with 20 earmarked for Afghan refugees
Borough is first in London to win funding from City Hall’s new Right to Buy Back scheme
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Councillors voice anger over estate heating failures
‘We cannot treat residents as second-class citizens’, says councillor after weekend of chaos on two blocks
Read MoreIslington housing boss raises alarm over Universal Credit rent arrears
Residents able to fill out online UC forms praised as ‘heroes’ as calls repeated for system to be scrapped
Read MoreCouncil could sideline housing associations not offering lifetime tenancies
Housing boss considers using leverage of council housebuilding programme to persuade association bosses
Read MoreNowMedical: Councillors reiterate concerns over use of company’s services
Council continues to ‘actively look for alternatives’ to use of controversial reports
Read MoreHousing association’s performance figures met with incredulity from councillors and residents
Committee questions Clarion’s characterisation of social housing as carrying a ‘stigma’
Read MoreLifting of housing borrowing cap could see ‘significant’ increase in social housing
Town Hall’s ‘number crunching’ points to greater amount of council properties in future housing mix
Read MoreIslington’s housing chief says ‘buy-for-temp’ scheme will get around government ‘red tape’
Council agrees to buy private homes to provide temporary accommodation
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