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London needs fresh thinking for housing.

Sian Berry with resident of the South Lambeth estate. Caption from video: Resident 1: You would think obsolete means out of date, if it's obsolete.
Housing 

Over 1,000 London homes condemned through demolition loophole

Mar 23, 2023May 27, 2023 Sian Berry 3494 Views

More than 1,000 homes across London have been unfairly labelled ‘obsolete’ by the Mayor and local councils in bids to

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Sian Berry speaking for the renting motion in the chamber at City Hall
Housing 

Mayor and Govt need to act now to help private renters

Nov 29, 2022Dec 31, 2022 Sian Berry 3716 Views

Today the Assembly passed my motion urging both the Mayor and the Government to protect London’s private rented sector. We

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Extract from report cover - selection of photographs of Sian Berry visiting estates
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Are estate ballots working well? New report.

Jul 13, 2022Dec 31, 2022 Sian Berry 2655 Views

On the fourth anniversary of its introduction, I say that the landmark policy to bring democracy to estate redevelopment needs reform.

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Sian housing plan
Housing 

Buy the supply – creating new social housing from existing homes

Mar 25, 2022Dec 31, 2022 Sian Berry 3055 Views

My housing committee has written to the Mayor asking for more action to buy existing homes to boost social housing

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How many Londoners are at risk of losing their home?

Mar 24, 2022Dec 31, 2022 Sian Berry 1226 Views

With the London Assembly Housing Committee, I have published a report highlighting the growing issues Londoners face with their housing

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Housing in West Kensington 2018
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London needs an overcrowding action plan from the Mayor

Mar 11, 2022Dec 31, 2022 Sian Berry 1252 Views

I have written to the Mayor asking for a new action plan and targets to reduce overcrowding in our homes.

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Housing 

Overcharged Londoners have paid £25 billion too much rent

Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021 Sian Berry 4867 Views

Over the past decade, rent rises in London have outpaced wages by more than £25 billion, in what amounts to

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Sian Berry and Georgia Elander at her rented home in London
Housing 

My pledge to stand with renters

Mar 25, 2021Mar 27, 2021 Sian Berry 6657 Views

Today I officially launched my campaign to be Mayor of London with a pledge to strengthen the rights of renters

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Visit to residents on Kipling Estate who are fully in control of their regeneration plans
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Londoners should decide how we use London’s land

Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021 Russell Warfield 4967 Views

As Mayor, I will put power back into the hands of Londoners by setting up a People’s Land Commission to

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Housing 

Green budget proposes 2,000 homes for key workers plus help for renters and homeless under-25s

Jan 27, 2021Jan 28, 2021 Sian Berry 3931 Views

We need fresh thinking on housing in London, and the 2021 Green amendment to the City Hall budget breaks new

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Modern tower block under construction next to traditional council housing
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13,500 lost and counting: we can’t go on knocking down council homes

Jan 15, 2021 Russell Warfield 4553 Views

I’ve just published a report exposing the continued loss of council and social housing to demolition in London. It shows

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Sian Berry visits New Horizons Youth Centre which supports young people facing homelessness
Housing 

Assembly backs my plan for dedicated youth homeless funding

Dec 11, 2020Dec 15, 2020 Russell Warfield 3042 Views

Today I won the support of the Assembly for more action on the growing crisis of youth homelessness. The number

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Photo by Pavel Hadzinski on flickr
Housing 

Join our call for safe space for homeless young Londoners

Nov 19, 2020Jan 23, 2021 Sian Berry 2741 Views

The Mayor has admited to me there are no dedicated space in London’s emergency homeless accommodation for young people,  during

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In the chamber at MQT
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£535 million for homes is no good in London’s back pocket

Nov 2, 2020Nov 21, 2020 Sian Berry 1922 Views

London is sitting on more than half a billion pounds intended for affordable homes but going unspent, reports Inside Housing

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Sian visits New Horizon Youth Centre
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Lockdown warning: sofa-surfing Londoners shut out by coronavirus

Oct 16, 2020Nov 1, 2020 Sian Berry 1990 Views

Londoners have always opened their doors for friends and family with nowhere to go – but under the threat of

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