New figures reveal how private renters and homeowners in Islington were affected by inflation and increased interest rates last year.
Tag - housing
Sadiq Khan has warned London’s Tory councils that he will “not hesitate” to intervene in places where they are failing to approve enough homes.
House prices dropped slightly, by 0.4%, in Islington in February, new figures show.
The Green Party has made a renewed call for rent controls in London, as the capital’s mayoral race enters its final days.
Housing campaigners from across the capital are gathering to demand that all mayoral candidates commit to investing in social housing as the only real solution...
Sadiq Khan has said he hopes to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across London, in his latest re-election pledge.
More new houses were started in Islington last year, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan on Monday pledged to “eliminate” rough sleeping in London by 2030 – despite the number of people living on the streets having risen significantly...
Housing in Islington became more affordable over the last year, new figures show.
The number of planned or under-construction homes in London which have stalled due to uncertainty over fire safety rules has grown by almost 4,000 in six...
One in eight homes in Islington failed to meet decent standards, new figures show.
Londoners in their late 20s on low incomes are now spending an eye-watering 77 per cent of their income on housing costs, a new report reveals.
More than a dozen people were sleeping rough in Islington last year, new estimates show.
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Landlords in Islington filed more than 150 repossession claims last year, new figures show.
Footballers at an Islington leisure centre will continue to oppose the council’s controversial development plans, which could shrink the size of pitches.
Sadiq Khan has announced a £15m funding package to help tackle what he calls a “hidden crisis” of domestic abuse in London.
The number of new social housing lets in Islington has halved over the last decade, new figures show.
Residents have upped the ante in their fight against a “disastrous” new development at Finsbury Leisure Centre.
Sadiq Khan has expanded rough sleeping services in London, as new figures show another rise in the number of homeless people on the capital’s streets.
Thousands of people in Islington will be homeless this Christmas, new estimates suggest.
More affordable homes were built in Islington this year, new figures show, as numbers rose across England.
Sadiq Khan and the Government should allow homes to be built on “low quality” areas of London’s green belt to boost the capital’s housing supply, a think tank...
Sadiq Khan has launched London’s first rough sleeping charter while warning of fatalities amid rising homelessness this winter.
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