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Southwark Council ranked 3rd worst for housing complaints in the country
Southwark has been ranked 3rd on Housing in the country, beaten only by Birmingham and narrowly by Lambeth, the Local Government Ombudsman has revealed.
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Private Developers to Lead all New Council House Building Schemes in “Admission of Failure” of Southwark Labour's Housing Programme
The council is to shift new council housebuilding to the "development agreement" model, rather than building homes themselves
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Housing Watchdog to Investigate Possible “Serious Failings” at Southwark Council
It is the first council to be put on the "gradings under review" list, and the 6th to be investigated.
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Council Backs Down Over Local Shop Rent Hikes Thanks to Lib Dem Backed Community Campaign
Local shops that were facing rent hikes from the council of over 120% brought their case to Wednesday’s council assembly.
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Chance for Southwark to be First London Borough to Declare Housing Emergency Blocked by Southwark Labour
At last night’s council assembly, the Liberal Democrats moved to declare a housing emergency, which would make it the first to do so in London.
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Council Slammed for Electrical Safety Failures: “Empty Promises Exposed”
Council admits failings in electrical safety standards and apologises to residents, but can’t explain why failing occurred.
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Council Approved Almost 5000 Fossil Fuel Reliant Homes Since Declaring Climate Emergency
New data has shown that despite declaring a climate emergency in 2019, the council approved 4967 homes that exclusively relied on fossil fuels
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Labour "Selling Off the Family Silver", as 9 Council Homes to Go Under the Hammer
The council will be selling 9 council homes under new fast track rules.
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Southwark Council Approved just 16 Council Homes in One Year in Fresh Blow to Labour Housebuilding Claims
In 2023/2024, Southwark Council approved just 16 homes in the planning process, representing less than 1% of the total homes approved in that year, with 2656 non-council homes approved in the same…