Islington Council plans to return almost 200 former council flats to its housing stock in the hope of tackling rising homelessness in the borough.
Tag - housing
First-time buyer mortgage sales in Islington were at their lowest level since 2018, new figures show.
Spending towards temporary housing for the homeless in Islington increased significantly since 2018-19, new figures show.
More people were sleeping rough on the streets of Islington last autumn, new estimates show.
Islington Council was at fault for dozens of problems with leaks, damp and mould in its social homes in 2024, new figures show.
Hundreds of asylum seekers in Islington were living in hotels at the end of last year, new figures show.
Islington Council chamber became heated last week as outgoing finance chief Diarmaid Ward laid into the Green opposition for blocking previous plans for more...
This week Tonic Housing has released Precarious Lives, a landmark report exposing the stark financial hardships faced by LGBTQ+ over-50s in London.
Hundreds of social homes in Islington were sold through the Right to Buy scheme over the last five years, new figures show.
Labour is aiming to build thousands of houses in Islington, new figures show.
The number of homeless women recorded by Islington Council rose by 36 per cent between 2023 and 2024, as councillors warn the current support system for rough...
London is on track to miss the Government's housebuilding target by 200,000 homes, new figures suggest.
London’s homelessness crisis is helping to fuel violence among young people, the director of Sir Sadiq Khan’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has warned.
Islington Council has warned that its housing investment is unsustainable and called for more government support, after a survey revealed that two thirds of...
Housing benefit is insufficient for nearly a quarter of households with children living in private rental accommodation in Islington, new analysis suggests.
Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a £10m funding package for London’s rough sleeping services in a bid to combat the capital’s crisis of street homelessness.
Affordable housing is 'unaffordable' in Islington as low earners spend too much of their income on rent, a new study suggests.
The number of households on waiting lists for social housing in London last year hit the highest level for more than a decade, according to newly published...
A 58-year-old North London childminder has said she fears ongoing lift outages on her estate will have a serious impact on her livelihood.
Sir Sadiq Khan has said he is concerned that house-builders are buying up parts of London’s green belt in the expectation that ministers will soon loosen the...
To say councils up and down the country are feeling the pinch would be a colossal understatement.
Islington Council has assured residents that its latest budget will shield frontline services – as it plans to raise council tax and save £44 million by 2030.
Labour is aiming to build thousands of houses in Islington, new figures show.
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