Tag Archives: Southern Housing

Shared ownership makes Mosaic Place hard to piece together

Posted on April 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

Even before the latest global economic shock hit the construction trade, house-building in London had slowed to a crawl. JOHNNY DOBBYN looks at one scheme of more than 100 flats in Purley that provides a possible case study to show … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Fount Spring Place, Housing, Johnny Dobbyn, London-wide issues, Mosaic Place, Planning, Property, Purley, The Fold | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Controversial Purley Skyscraper scheme needs ‘adjustments’

Posted on November 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, surveys some of the slow-motion developments that have been troubling residents in the south of the borough The developers of one of the most controversial developments in Croydon of the past decade say that, four … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mosaic Place, Planning, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Way | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

‘Heartbroken’ Hallam Court residents in call for urgent action

Posted on June 14, 2023 by insidecroydon

Selhurst residents who saw their homes on fire last week say that they have known since 2020 that the materials used on the building’s exterior were unsafe. Today, the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell disaster, they said: ‘We cannot risk … Continue reading →

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Optivo plays blame game by gas-lighting Addiscombe residents

Posted on January 17, 2023 by insidecroydon

Residents of shared-ownership homes in Addiscombe, who have spent the past 18 months trying to get an external door lock fixed by their landlords, have angrily accused the housing association responsible of trying to diminish the extent of the issues … Continue reading →

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Fobbed off: unlocking 18 months of misery with Optivo

Posted on January 16, 2023 by insidecroydon

Following the Regina Road council flats scandal, much attention has been focused on the appalling record of local authorities in managing and maintaining properties. But as KEN TOWL has discovered, there are some housing associations whose attitude to residents also … Continue reading →

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