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Negrini’s legacy on housing is also costing Newham millions
Loss-making Brick by Brick failing to meet its targets for delivering affordable housing. Surprised, you say? There’s no reason to be surprised, because it was entirely predictable, and across London, in Newham, a very similar in-house house-building scheme is also … Continue reading
Oh calamity! Negrini’s not worried about 6/11 high risk ratings
The council’s finances have gone into the red zone, according to CIPFA, and Croydon now has £1.4bn debt, the third-highest of any council in the country. But the Town Hall CEO says it is nothing to be concerned about. By … Continue reading
Brick by Brick fail to apologise for shared ownership bungling
Brick by Brick, the loss-making council-owned house-builder, last night finally ended their silence and admitted that they are not able to sell homes under any shared ownership schemes. Seven days after Inside Croydon broke the news that Brick by Brick … Continue reading
Purley residents consider judicial challenge to planners
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the gathering storm over the council’s housing targets, with the administration accused of allowing ‘planning policy in this borough to be hijacked by one or two individuals’ The Town Hall’s under-fire planning department could soon … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Simon Brew
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Higher Drive, London, London Borough of Croydon, Macar Developments, Paul Scott, Purley, Tory
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‘Time to close down Brick by Brick’ call by Croydon Tories
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the reaction to the latest shambles and scandal to emerge from the council’s failing house-building company Croydon Conservatives have today called for the Labour-run council to close down its loss-making in-house house-builder, Brick … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Tim Pollard
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tim Pollard, Tory
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CPRE makes appeal: just one week left to save the Green Belt
Conservation charity the CPRE has added its voice to residents’ associations across the borough calling on the public to take urgent action to try to save Croydon’s green spaces from development. Last week, Inside Croydon reported how the Labour council’s … Continue reading
Brick by Brick forced to suspend sales of dozens of new homes
Inside Croydon’s editor, STEVEN DOWNES, reports on the latest massive set-back to the council’s loss-making house-builder Brick by Brick, Croydon Council’s controversial in-house house-builder, has been forced to suspend all sales of shared ownership homes. The delay in selling the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Flora Court, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
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