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New homes and nursery to replace empty Kingston car dealership
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (259+ words) Visualisation of the homes that will be built at The Triangle, in Kingston(Image: Wimshurst Pelleriti) A former car dealership in South London will be demolished for 34 flats and a nursery. Kingston Council has approved plans for a five-storey apartment…...
South London hospital's empty wing to be bulldozed for 150 flats
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (454+ words) The 150 new flats will replace a former wing of Kingston Hospital(Image: Coombe Road Prop Co Ltd/d RMM) A former South London hospital wing will be bulldozed for 150 new homes. Regent Wing, which was part of Kingston Hospital until…...
Old council offices could be knocked down for 100 new homes and shops
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (414+ words) Kingston Council put up the office block, known as Guildhall 1, for sale last year(Image: Kingston Council) A South London council's former offices could be demolished for around 100 new homes. Developer Kier Property wants to replace an office block that…...
Workers 'painting over mould' due to Hackney's failure to renew repairs contract
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1701+ words) Hackney Council failed to renew a major deal for housing repairs for over six years despite internal warnings over the decline of the borough's social homes, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has learned. To meet the various layers of…...
Wembley hospital redevelopment approved, then refused, then deferred
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (590+ words) Brent Council officers said the reasons for refusal would be "difficult to defend" on appeal Plans to demolish a hospital building and former ambulance station in Wembley to make way for over 100 homes were first approved, then rejected, and ultimately…...
Neighbourhood named London's best place to live but you may not have heard of it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (445+ words) Nestled beside Lewisham lies a neighbourhood that feels worlds apart. With tree-lined streets, a robust community spirit and an array of independent retailers, Forest Hill has long been regarded as one of South London's best-kept secrets. It's the sort of…...
The commuter town 'where Londoners fit in nicely' that's loved by celebs
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (131+ words) My London It's just 40 minutes away by train from London, but average house prices are "185k cheaper than in the capital The town has also seen its fair share of famous faces, such as Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay, former Girls Aloud…...
'Do a Chelsea, not a Croydon' when it comes to housing, Mayor told
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (933+ words) Sadiq Khan has been told low and medium rise housing can dramatically increase supply without the backlash if done right(Image: Greater London Authority/Caroline Teo) City Hall must learn from the failures of Croydon's small-site redevelopment experiment when looking…...
Row over whether Old Kent Road's 20, 000 new homes will reduce housing list
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (704+ words) A general view of the Old Kent Road in South London(Image: Facundo Arrizabalaga/My London) One of London's biggest redevelopment projects will have nowhere near enough social housing to make a serious dent in the waiting list, campaigners say....
Poverty charity hits elderly tenants with "1, 400 a month rent hike
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1171+ words) Elderly tenants say steep rent hikes being imposed by the South West London charity that houses them are causing sleepless nights. Tenants of Richmond Foundation said they are living in fear of losing their homes of decades as they can't…...