Tag Archives: Croydon Council

‘Hostile environment’ charity part of clampdown on beggars

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

A charity which has handed over details of its homeless clients to the Home Office, as part of Theresa May’s “hostile environment” deportation policy, is one of the agencies being used by Croydon Council in its “campaign” to clear the … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Labour council in crackdown against street beggars

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

Compare and contrast. While local authorities, and not just Blairite-run Croydon, wring their hands piously over the “housing crisis” as they sell off more council homes than they build, on the streets of London every night, the homelessness crisis gets … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick fails to make interest payments on council loan

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how the latest annual accounts from the council’s house building company show zero homes built but a rapidly growing pile of debt When an individual homebuyer takes out a repayment mortgage, they are charged … Continue reading →

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Labour-run Croydon sold-off 140 council homes in one year

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

Croydon’s Labour-run council saw the borough’s stock of council homes reduced by 140 in a single year, according to official figures, while neighbouring boroughs suffered no net change to their borough’s number of council houses. Thatcherite Right-to-Buy policies, with enhanced … Continue reading →

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Travellers’ arrival at Coombe Wood could delay school opening

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

GENE BRODIE, our education correspondent, on a possible set-back for Croydon’s £30million new selective school The arrival of a group of travellers, setting up camp on what was until recently Green Belt playing fields, could jeopardise the planned September opening … Continue reading →

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Full statement from Westfield and Hammerson on John Lewis

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Here is the statement issued this morning by the Croydon Partnership which has been working since 2012 on the redevelopment scheme for the Whitgift Centre and Centrale in central Croydon: The Croydon Partnership, the joint venture between Westfield and Hammerson, … Continue reading →

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London lost 3,620 council homes in one year, figures show

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

There are fewer council homes in London than there were in 2016. That’s according to figures provided at City Hall, based on the Government’s annual update for housing stock for the capital. There’s no breakdown (yet) for housing numbers by … Continue reading →

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