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Housing

London needs fresh thinking for housing.

With campaigners at Old Tidemill garden
Housing 

Old Tidemill plans should go back to the drawing board

Sep 23, 2018Sep 24, 2018 Sian Berry 3909 Views

This week, I visited the Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden and Reginald House in Deptford, to show support for campaigners who

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Towers and council homes
Housing 

No-show homes: 33,000 London affordable homes lost in two years

Sep 14, 2018Oct 15, 2018 Sian Berry 1270 Views

Missed planning targets have led to a shortfall of more than 33,000 affordable homes across London in two years, according

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Pipeline of net loss/gain in the London Development Database Apr 2018
Housing 

Loss of council homes in ‘regeneration’ speeds up under Mayor Khan

Sep 3, 2018Jul 25, 2019 Sian Berry 7966 Views

Thousands of social rented homes have been lost in the ‘regeneration’ of London’s council estates over the past 15 years,

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Woodberry Down demolition by Nico Hogg on flickr
Housing 

A big win but too many loopholes for residents faced by estate demolition

Jul 26, 2018 Sian Berry 1684 Views

The Mayor of London has at last published his final estate ballots policy. Many estate residents will now have the

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In the chamber at MQT
Housing News 

Mayor quietly signs off funding for 34 estates, dodging new ballot rules

Mar 23, 2018Apr 10, 2018 Sian Berry 27505 Views

At Mayor’s Question Time this week, the Mayor gave me a firm promise not to sign off any new funding

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Property guardians sign
Housing 

Protecting London’s exploited property guardians

Feb 6, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 636 Views

I’ve helped expose the plight of property guardians in London through groundbreaking research by the Housing Committee, which I chair.

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Rents at Camden's 'Living Rent' flats
Housing 

Sadiq fails to abolish Boris Johnson’s ‘affordable’ rent definition

Jan 2, 2018Jan 24, 2018 Sian Berry 8375 Views

Is the Mayor going to break his promise to redefine what ‘affordable’ rent means for the average Londoner? The importance

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Visit to residents on Kipling Estate who are fully in control of their regeneration plans
Housing 

Assembly backs my motion on ballots for estate residents

Dec 29, 2017Jan 2, 2018 Sian Berry 4472 Views

London Assembly Members unanimously backed my motion calling on the Mayor to give ballots to estate residents. At the final

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Sian Berry visiting Central Hill estate
Housing 

Mayor is making it harder for Londoners to save their homes

Dec 5, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 1830 Views

Sadiq Khan is doing so little to help residents fighting the demolition of their estates that it’s hard to see

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Sian Berry at a letting agents
Housing 

Tenant fees set to be banned at last – but deposits still too high

Nov 2, 2017Nov 5, 2017 Sian Berry 1579 Views

The Government today published its Draft Tenant Fees Bill that will ban landlords and letting agents from charging fees to

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Sian visits New Horizon Youth Centre
Housing 

New report shines a light on hidden homelessness

Sep 29, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 2186 Views

People sleeping on the streets of our city are just the tip of an iceberg, a new Assembly report has

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MQT challenging council home delivery
Housing 

The Mayor’s housing strategy – a mountain to climb

Sep 6, 2017Oct 1, 2017 Sian Berry 1469 Views

The Mayor is struggling on housing, and his new strategy won’t give us the affordable homes we need. What the

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view of flats in Camden
Housing 

ICO says councils must publish fire safety reports

Aug 2, 2017Aug 7, 2017 Sian Berry 4099 Views

Councils refusing to publish fire safety information will have nowhere to hide. Today the Information Commissioner has urged them to

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Newsnight discussion on Grenfell support
Housing 

Grenfell – one month on

Jul 17, 2017Jul 18, 2017 Sian Berry 2493 Views

Still not enough is being done to support the local community. Newsnight on Thursday looked at the response so far

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Sian Berry at the Camden towers evacuation centre
Housing 

Camden evacuation – clear info needed on what the Fire Brigade told the council

Jun 25, 2017 Sian Berry 3885 Views

Four towers in Camden are being evacuated because of cladding and other fire safety critical issues. I’ve been working in

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