Orchard Estate properties continue to be afflicted by damp and mould problems 2nd February 2024 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford Greater London Assembly candidate for Greenwich and Lewisham, Karin Tearle, led an action day at the Orchard Estate last Saturday (27 January) to learn more about the condition of resident housing. 14 members of Greenwich & Bexley Green Party and Lewisham Green Party joined forces to deliver a survey. They spoke to residents, some who […] Read more » housing
Council home purchase is a useful sticking plaster but more work needed on housing crisis 10th January 2024 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford The Royal Borough of Greenwich council has recently announced the intention to purchase 199 homes in Greenwich Millennium Village from the major housing developer, Taylor Wimpey. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party cautiously welcomes this policy in response to the chronic shortage of council homes, with a surplus of people languishing in temporary and emergency accommodation. […] Read more » housing
“Enforce the highest standards in new developments”, Greens tell Greenwich Council 14th April 2023 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Browne Greenwich Green Party members have challenged Greenwich Council to be more directive to developers in the Borough, and not let them get away with avoiding the highest of standards for new residential and commercial sites in the Borough. Greenwich Council has recently finished consulting on new planning guidance (known as the ‘Urban Design Guide Supplementary […] Read more » housing planning
Labour Failing To Deliver Genuinely Affordable Homes For Greenwich 18th August 2017 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford Newly published figures have revealed how Greenwich Council’s delivery of social housing is well below the London average. The figures, published by the GMB union, show that over the past year 23.1% of the new homes built in London have been for social rent (a form of housing traditionally known as council housing). In contrast just 8.3% […] Read more » housing
It’s Time To Represent People, Not Property Developers 9th April 2015 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford Our part of London is being turned into a luxury high-rise quarter to benefit wealthy outsiders, but the local MP has spent years cheering the building frenzy on. That’s no surprise: Nick Raynsford was paid twice as much by the construction industry last year as he was to represent his constituents. Now that he is finally […] Read more » housing
