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Neighbour’s appeal of south London affordable housing project dismissed

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News A provincial tribunal has rejected a neighbour’s challenge to a new affordable housing project on a dead-end street south of London’s downtown. Author of the article: Megan... Read more »
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‘Affordable’ London borough where you can buy a house for less than £323,000

As any Londoner will attest to, property is notoriously expensive in the capital, with prices continuing to rise despite the effects of the pandemic. As lockdown restrictions began to ease and the... Read more »
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A House for Artists review – perky, punchy affordable housing that inspires on all fronts | Architecture

Your typical new block of flats is something like this: corridors and lobbies, often windowless, lead to flats where everything is the minimum required by regulations. There is little wit or thought... Read more »
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Peep Show flats almost snapped up by London council for hundreds of affordable homes

Sutton Council considered buying part of the famous Peep Show flats, known as Apollo House in Channel 4’s cult comedy classic. Apollo House in Croydon is the fictional home of Jeremy ‘Jez’... Read more »
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London property: Empty shops being turned into ‘affordable homes’ with convenience store becoming 4 bed home

Vacant shops around the capital are being converted into homes for Londoners. The Empty Spaces project will see unused commercial premises transformed into homes for different vulnerable groups. The first project is... Read more »
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Walthamstow Town Square builder may dodge affordable housing

Developers building towers on Walthamstow’s town square may avoid paying £4 million towards affordable housing because their designs have “high build costs”. In January this year developer Capital & Regional (C&R) were... Read more »
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Lumo: I compared cost of ‘affordable’ new Edinburgh-London train to EasyJet flights

New train operator Lumo has now officially launched journeys from Edinburgh to London. Although it was branded an “affordable” option for travel to and from the UK capital when it announced, I... Read more »
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Plans for affordable homes in North London scrapped after lack of interest

A dozen flats in a North West London development that were initially billed as affordable have been taken off the market due to a lack of interest. Harrow Council’s planning committee last... Read more »
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Khan under fire over London affordable housing building rate

Sadiq Khan’s pledge to address London’s housing crisis has come under renewed fire as it was revealed just 272 new affordable homes were started between April and June this year. Though housing... Read more »
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Greenwich Council wins £38 million grant to build more affordable homes – South London News

Greenwich Council has won a £38 million grant to build more affordable homes. Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38 million by... Read more »