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Number of London households waiting for social housing spirals

The number of households on the social housing waitlist in London has increased by 30% in the past 10 years,

Canada Water's freshwater lake (Credit: Zahra Hanif)

Revised Canada Water Masterplan leaves residents unsettled

A revision of the Canada Water Masterplan has been met with backlash from residents after the amount of proposed affordable

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Lewisham councillor defends redevelopment plans amid criticism over affordable housing

A Lewisham councillor has defended recently approved plans to replace the borough’s shopping centre with 1,700 new homes. The council’s

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Lewisham campaign group urges council to reject regeneration plan over serious lack of social housing

A local campaign group has called on their council to reject plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre over a lack

Southwark Council offices

Southwark Council sees most empty homes owned as long-term vacants increase again

Southwark Council have maintained their title of London borough with the highest level of local authority-owned empty homes for the

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Why are there so many empty council homes in London?

London has seen a two-thirds rise in the number of empty council homes since 2016 with one in 35 lying

Aylesbury Estate in Southwark.

Southwark Council flat not fit for humans, says mother

A mother of five says her Southwark council flat is not fit for humans to inhabit, amid a nine-year mouse

Demolition of 23,000 London social-rented homes has led to homeless families

23,000 social-rented home were demolished in London over the last decade, while only 12,000 were built according to analysis by

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