11 h. ago Council wants to seize homes empty for over six months as thousands in central London revealed to be unoccupied

Westminster council wants the power to seize empty properties after discovering some homes in the borough have not been lived in for 20 years

Events

33 h. ago London council chiefs spend £140million to send homeless people out of the capital by snapping up hundreds of properties in deprived areas elsewhere in England

Local authorities in the capital have acquired more than 850 properties across England since 2017 - with plans to ship individuals as far afield as Liverpool and the northeast.

Economics

41 h. ago I want to turn my home into a house for homeless people after I die

I would like to ensure that my home was not sold and remained solely used as a home for the homeless. How can I do this?

Society

43 h. ago London borough's war on gambling as addicts cost it over £14m a year

Brent Council has the second-highest concentration of gambling premises in London , with council leader writing to Government calling for tighter laws

Economics

67 h. ago 'It's like living in a Victorian slum': Tenant's nightmare in 'rat

Housing Ombudsman ordered Ealing Council to pay compensation to Errol Baptiste over its handling of complaints about his living conditions

Politics

68 h. ago London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city

London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city  The Guardian

Economics

3 d. ago Council considers plan for Vauxhall student accommodation up to 29 storeys high

Developers argue that the site - currently occupied by a petrol station - has been ‘underutilised for many years’

Politics

3 d. ago Council calls for power to seize empty homes after thousands in central London revealed as unoccupied

Westminster council said it wants the power to seize properties empty for more than six months after spending £140million on temporary accommodation for homeless families

Events

3 d. ago Homeless charity asks people to sleep outside in Dumfries for a night

The Bethany Christian Trust is bringing its Big Bethany Sleep Out to the town for the first time on March 14.

Politics

4 d. ago Legal action fund to block Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street pedestrianisation voted down

Conservative councillors had hoped a judicial review could ‘force the mayor’s hand’ over what they call an ‘ill thought out vanity project’

Politics

4 d. ago Green light for new council housing and student rooms above Southwark station

The ‘Bauhaus’-inspired development will be 15 storeys high and includes new cafe and retail units along with a community garden and play space

Events

5 d. ago Councils disappointed as London excluded from Government's £1.5bn plan to tackle deprivation

Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised to ‘reform’ the plan inherited from the Tories - but lack of new funding means London still won’t benefit from it

Economics

5 d. ago Rent increase warning as London's housing associations unable to build enough homes

The G15 has warned rising rents, an exodus of key workers, and spiralling temporary accommodation costs are inevitable unless urgent action is taken

Events

6 d. ago Rent rise warning as underfunding leaves London's housing associations unable to build more homes

The G15 has warned rising rents, an exodus of key workers, and spiralling temporary accommodation costs are inevitable unless urgent action is taken

Events

6 d. ago London pub fined £20k by council for playing 'pop music with loud bass'

The Dockers’ Inn in Wapping was taken to court after a local complained about noise

Economics

6 d. ago London council meetings postponed, protests continue for Doug Harless

London council meetings postponed, protests continue for Doug Harless  LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY

Events

6 d. ago 'I must now pay £7,000 to be able to park my car on my own driveway and I'm furious'

Lambeth Council, which is in Greater London, stresses it is illegal to drive a vehicle over the pavement - but residents in the Streatham Vale area must do so to reach their driveways

Economics

7 d. ago West London councillor urged to withdraw 'sexist and misogynistic' comment about Rachel Reeves

West London councillor urged to withdraw 'sexist and misogynistic' comment about Rachel Reeves  Yahoo News UK

Politics

8 d. ago North London Council to spend £350k clearing 'industrial scale' fly

The council-owned site has become a magnet for fly-tippers despite plans to build 149 new homes on the plot

Economics

8 d. ago Harrow Council to spend £350k clearing 'industrial scale' fly

The council-owned site has become a magnet for fly-tippers despite plans to build 149 new homes on the plot

Economics