Tag Archives: affordable housing

‘We need to pull every lever available to end the housing crisis’

Posted on July 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

This month, Inside Croydon columnist Andrew Fisher interviews Fiona Fletcher-Smith, the chief executive of one of the country’s largest housing associations, L&Q, and hears what policy changes she believes new Prime Minister Andy Burnham needs to implement if the government … Continue reading →

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Solution to housing crisis is clear – but who will implement it?

Posted on August 16, 2024 by insidecroydon

What is wrong with the country’s social housing is obvious. Whether any politicians have the will to fix it seems unlikely, as highlighted by a new book from a young, south London activist. Review by STEVEN DOWNES When a kid … Continue reading →

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Farewell but no thanks: troubleshooters leave BxB’s board

Posted on April 9, 2024 by insidecroydon

Step by tiny step, the winding up of failed developer Brick by Brick is coming to an end, reports BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent The deckchairs are being re-arranged on the deck of Brick by Brick, seemingly for one final time. … Continue reading →

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How myth of shared ownership has made housing crisis worse

Posted on April 4, 2024 by insidecroydon

Six years ago, one of Inside Croydon’s loyal readers reported on the sheer unaffordability of the shared ownership homes being built in the borough by Brick by Brick. Now, as ANDREW FISHER explains, a parliamentary select committee has published a … Continue reading →

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Research finds increasing amount of available brownfield sites

Posted on June 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

The number of brownfield sites available for development around the country increased by 10per cent in the last year, research shows, with the amount of brownfield land available in London providing enough space for 355,000 new homes. Using brownfield – … Continue reading →

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Permitted development sees soaring numbers of second homes

Posted on December 5, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Perry’s double life as building supplier and planning official

Posted on February 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

BBC London News featured Croydon on its early evening news on Friday, stating that the building industry in the borough is booming. Oh yeah! This is the same south London borough where the number of affordable homes built in the borough … Continue reading →

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