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Category Archives: Tom Copley
Mayor Khan calls for ‘better, safer, fairer housing’ in London
Croydon Council could face financial penalties if it fails to keep its social housing up to higher standards, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has warned. City Hall holds the purse strings for billions of pounds of housing development funding, … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, Tom Copley
Tagged Brick by Brick, City Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLA, Greater London Authority, Housing, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan
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After eight-year wait, Croydon delivers homes on Taberner site
Eight years since the old council offices, Taberner House, that stood on the site, was vacated, and many months later than the council’s chosen developers had planned for the build to be complete, the ribbon was cut this week on … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Taberner House, Tom Copley
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hub Residential, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mayor, Patricia Hay-Justice, Taberner House
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Copley appointment puts City Hall selection in the mixer
The announcement that Tom Copley is to be London’s deputy mayor for housing will stir up Labour’s selection and election battles for the London Assembly, with the city going to the polling stations in May. Copley, who has been an … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, James Murray, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Tom Copley
Tagged Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, Tom Copley, Tory
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Empty homes in Croydon soar by 50% with Butler in charge
The number of empty homes in Croydon increased by almost 50 per cent in the first four years that Alison Butler was the cabinet member for housing in the borough. Those are some of the shocking figures released today by … Continue reading
Permitted development sees soaring numbers of second homes
Any suggestion that the drive, by property speculators, developers and their architect mates, to over-develop Croydon with thousands of flats is in any way really intended at addressing the homelessness crisis can be readily dismissed, after government figures reveal that … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Planning, Tom Copley
Tagged affordable housing, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Tom Copley
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£300 residents’ parking tax? Sign up for scrappage fund
If you’ve just been hit with a £300 bill from Croydon Council just for the “privilege” of parking your car near your home, or even if you’ve seen the previous £80 a year residents’ parking permit fee more than double, … Continue reading
Copley welcomes Mayor’s £10m digital cable investment
The Mayor of London has announced a £10million fund to make it easier for people to connect online and get access to Inside Croydon. There might be one or two other uses, too, of a city-wide investment which seeks to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tom Copley
Tagged London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tom Copley
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Croydon residents spend 45% of their wage on private rents
While Croydon’s Labour-run council stages museum exhibitions on the history of the council house, as they meanwhile use public money to build houses for private sale which local residents cannot afford, a London Assembly Member has produced figures which shows … Continue reading
Southwark councillor joins Labour selection battle for City Hall
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE suggests that only three entries for the race to be a candidate in Croydon and Sutton at next year’s London elections is being seen as a sign that few reckon there’s much of a chance of … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood, Sutton Council, Tom Copley
Tagged Conservative, Dora Dixon-Fyle, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood, Tory
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‘Chilling and concerning’ rise in number of rough sleepers
A Labour London Assembly Member has described Croydon’s growing homelessness problem as “chilling and profoundly concerning”. Rough sleeping has increased by 17 per cent in Croydon in the past year, according to figures released in the latest series of Greater … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tom Copley
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London, London Assembly, Sadiq Khan, Tom Copley
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Cummings in poll position with all-woman Assembly shortlist
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how Labour has finally got round to selecting candidates for next May’s London Assembly elections The fix is in. Labour announced yesterday morning that the selection of a candidate to stand for the party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Andrew Dismore, Florence Eshalomi, Jamie Audsley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Tom Copley
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Patsy Cummings, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tory
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Slums of the Future: Croydon has capital’s smallest micro-flat
Thousands of Croydon families are finding themselves in “cramped, substandard, and unaffordable homes” due to “flawed” government planning regulations, research published today claims. The report by London Assembly Member Tom Copley highlights Croydon has having more permitted development flats than … Continue reading
44 care homes in Croydon fail post-Grenfell fire safety tests
Figures from the Mayor of London show that 44 care homes in Croydon were failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The figures put Croydon as second worst in … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Andrew Dismore, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Kingston, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Outside Croydon, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Tom Copley
Tagged Andrew Dismore, Care Homes, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, Mayor, Mayor of London, Tom Copley
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Labour’s Copley calls on councils to build homes for social rent
A Labour London Assembly Member has called for local authorities in the capital to provide thousands more homes for social rent – what used to be called council homes – and for the scrapping of the Thatcherite Right To Buy … Continue reading
O’Connell’s ‘reap what you sow’ remarks branded ‘terrifying’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how a Tory councillor has been forced into a climbdown after appearing to voice support for right-wing thugs after their assault on peaceful protesters There was cross-party condemnation last night for Steve O’Connell, the Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Tom Copley
Tagged Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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MP Jones ‘shocked’ as Philp’s new money claim proves false
Two of Croydon’s MPs have been in a spat over the details of the Tory Government’s latest initiative to help the homeless, after Croydon South Conservative MP Chris Philp was wheeled out for the broadcast media on Sunday night and … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Copley
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Copley
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Mayor hands residents power of veto over estate developments
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a U-turn by the Mayor of London that comes complete with a bundle of questions Residents’ groups across the borough, and their lawyers, will be poring over the details of a policy change by … Continue reading
Croydon among worst areas in the country for homelessness
There will be more people sleeping rough on the streets of Croydon tonight than in the city of Birmingham. Those are part of the shocking statistics revealed by Shelter, the homelessness charity, who have used official government data and Freedom … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tom Copley
Tagged Croydon Council, Homelessness, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tom Copley
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Boris’s farewell tour at the Fairfield goes out with a whimper
The hottest ticket in town? WALTER CRONXITE toddled along to the Fairfield Halls last night and found a faded star who had forgotten his lines So that’s how eight years of Boris’s London reign ends – a public meeting in … Continue reading
£2,000 per month two-bed rent in London within four years
The average rent for a two-bed home in London will hit £2,007 a month by January 2020 if rents continue to rise at their current pace, according to research by a London Assembly member. That would mean that in little … Continue reading
