The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has written a scathing letter to Southwark Council following four separate findings of “severe maladministration from the Housing Ombudsman.
A Freedom of Information Request has revealed that Southwark has fined Thames Water over 600 times for overrunning projects in the past 5 years, equivalent to 2 a week, totaling over £1.5 Million.
The Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the council start looking for a new Strategic Director of Housing immediately as Southwark housing is in “crisis”.
The Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the council to introduce a free school uniform bank to help families struggling to afford school uniforms.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) ordered Southwark Council to apologise to a resident after failing to adequately respond to reports of homophobic abuse and anti-social behaviour.
Latest figures from DLUHC have shown that Southwark lost 115 council homes to Right to Buy scheme in 2022/2023, yet used the proceeds of those sales to acquire just 34
