Council tenant Pete Firmin explains the reality of a long-standing 'regeneration' scheme in South Kilburn I’m the chair of a Tenants and Residents Association in South Kilburn and a resident for 40 years’. I want to speak about the problems for residents - all residents - created by the regeneration of South Kilburn. The first … Continue reading Some home truths for Brent Council – the reality of ‘regeneration’
Category: London
Big issues for London Tenants
Presentation by Pat Turnbull to London Tenants Federation members’ meeting, 13.7.24 We’ve just had an election and seen a change of government. The big issues for London Tenants remain the same as they were before the election. The hope is that we can see better results for London tenants in the new situation. Issue One … Continue reading Big issues for London Tenants
Regeneration of new Kingshold estate
Pat Turnbull, a council tenant transferred to a housing association, explains the experience of regeneration of her estate in Hackney, and the problems it created.Our New Kingshold estate in Hackney was knocked down and rebuilt in the 1990s. The number of homes was reduced from 800 to 488. While we had been an estate entirely … Continue reading Regeneration of new Kingshold estate
Council Housing is not charity
Hello, my name is Clare Joseph and I am a Labour councillor for Victoria ward in Hackney. I grew up in Hackney and I live in social housing. The principal reason I ran for election in 2018 was that I was surrounded by building development in Hackney, but so little of it was council housing. … Continue reading Council Housing is not charity
Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
By Morning Lane Space (morninglanepeoplesspace@gmail.com, @MOPSCampaign on Twitter and Instagram, MorningLanePeoplesSpace on Facebook) In the heart of Hackney in East London is 55 Morning Lane, currently the site of a large and popular Tesco supermarket and car park and a prime target for a redevelopment. In Autumn 2019, we came together as local residents to … Continue reading Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
Municipalisation and London’s housing crisis
Labour Campaign for Council Housing supporter Paul Watt talks about housing municipalisation in London and explains the housing crisis in eight minutes. Paul Watt - Municipalisation - Taking back from Private Landlords - YouTube
‘Press-ganged’ Generation Rent: youth homelessness, precarity and poverty in East London
This is an interesting paper by campaign supporter Paul Watt, based on interviews with young people in East London. It highlights the relationship between low paid and precarious work and housing insecurity. For many of these people the expensive private rented sector is beyond their means. “The paper illustrates the interlinkages between employment and housing … Continue reading ‘Press-ganged’ Generation Rent: youth homelessness, precarity and poverty in East London
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 