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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 11503 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 6838 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 3413 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 2860 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 4167 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 3089 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 5948 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 4253 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 5855 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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Chalk sign near Grenfell Tower
Housing 

Concerns from the community around the Grenfell Tower

Jun 20, 2017 Sian Berry 8036 Views

Below is a message I have sent today via the Mayor to the new response team, having been asked to

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Speaking to the BBC about the horrific events at Grenfell Tower
Housing 

Grenfell Tower – a tragedy and a true scandal

Jun 18, 2017Jun 18, 2017 Sian Berry 6893 Views

I woke up on Wednesday horrified to see the ongoing fatal fire unfolding at Grenfell Tower in Kensington. I visited

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Letting agent enforcement results chart
Housing 

Letting them get away with it – ban on agent fees needed

Mar 24, 2017Mar 24, 2017 Sian Berry 3614 Views

My new report, published today, shows that rules for letting agents are being routinely flouted. The research shows that rogue

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Sian Berry with residents at Central Hill Estate
Housing 

Mayor’s guidance won’t stop estate demolitions

Mar 9, 2017Mar 13, 2017 Sian Berry 4390 Views

The Mayor’s manifesto pledge to estate residents will be broken unless his estate guidance is rewritten from scratch. That’s my

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Sian with Lori and Clifford
Housing 

Where are the new renting powers in London’s devolution deal?

Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017 Sian Berry 3207 Views

I’m disappointed today to see no new powers for London over renting in the ‘memorandum of understanding’ for the Mayor’s

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Sian Berry speaking on the GLA budget
Housing 

Our budget amendments – for fairness and the future

Jan 25, 2017Jan 26, 2017 Sian Berry 4168 Views

Today was the first big budget meeting since Caroline and I were elected last May. This is where the Assembly

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News highlights 2016-2024

Mayor finally listens to make clean air protection London-wide
Greenest city 

Mayor finally listens to make clean air protection London-wide

Nov 25, 2022 Sian Berry 0

At last we have voted in the Assembly to confirm the London-wide expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Mayor expresses doubt about sharing TfL camera data with Met
News Safety Your London 

Mayor expresses doubt about sharing TfL camera data with Met

May 18, 2023 Sian Berry 0
Over 1,000 London homes condemned through demolition loophole
Housing 

Over 1,000 London homes condemned through demolition loophole

Mar 23, 2023 Sian Berry 0
Londoners have far better ideas for the Silvertown Road Tunnel!
News Transport 

Londoners have far better ideas for the Silvertown Road Tunnel!

Dec 19, 2022 Sian Berry 0
Londoners suffer from lack of lorry targets from the Mayor
Transport 

Londoners suffer from lack of lorry targets from the Mayor

Dec 16, 2022 Sian Berry 0

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