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Hackney cladding remediation application includes fire-stopping and facade works

Hackney Council has received a submission for a Certificate of Lawful Development relating to external wall remediation work. The application covers the fitting of fire-stopping measures and cavity b...

Hackney estate repairs scheme expands after pilot visited 20 homes in a day

Hackney Council has announced a comprehensive estate repairs initiative designed to address persistent property maintenance challenges and enhance tenant satisfaction levels across the borough. The p...

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Hackney cladding remediation application includes fire-stopping and facade works

Hackney Council has received a submission for a Certificate of Lawful Development relating to external wall remediation work. The application covers the fitting of fire-stopping measures and cavity b...

Hackney estate repairs scheme expands after pilot visited 20 homes in a day

Hackney Council has announced a comprehensive estate repairs initiative designed to address persistent property maintenance challenges and enhance tenant satisfaction levels across the borough. The p...

Hackney repair action days to expand borough-wide after successful pilot scheme

A series of intensive repair action days is to be introduced across Hackney's council housing estates following a successful trial during which 20 properties were attended to and an average of three o...

Hackney rolls out cherry pickers to clean gutters on council homes

Hackney Council has introduced an alternative method for maintaining guttering on its housing stock, replacing traditional scaffolding with mobile elevated work platforms. The local authority is impl...

Hackney’s Right to Grow scheme invites groups to transform unused land

A fresh initiative is enabling local people to establish community growing areas on previously unused council-owned land in Hackney. The local authority's Right to Grow programme offers collectives c...

Green light given to plans for more than 200 new homes

A long-awaited housing regeneration project has received planning approval. The overhaul of the New Era Estate in Hackney will deliver 208 dwellings to the borough, with half to be affordable as part...

London Luxury: Hotel, Spa & Steakhouse Fit for a King

The Four Seasons brand carries worldwide recognition for its premium luxury accommodations, yet walking through the entrance at Tower Bridge still left me astonished by its sophistication. From the i...

Relationship Splits Push London Homelessness Numbers Upward

A study has revealed which London boroughs saw the most significant rise in homelessness linked to relationship breakdowns. Tower Hamlets recorded the sharpest increase, with homelessness application...

New rules in favour of renters rights

Hackney Council is introducing new legislation aimed at cracking down on rogue landlords.  New rules, coming into effect in May, will require almost all private landlords to apply for a license for each property they own. The council will also have the power to inspect homes and crack down on substandard conditions.  Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, said: “After years of campaigning, […]

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Hackney Council leaves social housing residents in the lurch

Residents are angry after their tower block was hit by flooding only weeks after a fire and accounts of flat neglect have been ignored.

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I spent a day in London’s ‘worst’ borough to live in

Barking and Dagenham was recently named the worst borough to live in Greater London so I spent a day there and this is what I thought.

Hackney Wick development revealed in first glimpse

Prospective homebuyers will have the opportunity to watch a live property podcast while enjoying complimentary beverages and previewing a fresh Hackney Wick development this March. Southern Housing i...

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Hackney cladding remediation application includes fire-stopping and facade works

Hackney Council has received a submission for a Certificate of Lawful Development relating to external wall remediation work. The application covers the fitting of fire-stopping measures and cavity b...

Hackney estate repairs scheme expands after pilot visited 20 homes in a day

Hackney Council has announced a comprehensive estate repairs initiative designed to address persistent property maintenance challenges and enhance tenant satisfaction levels across the borough. The p...

Hackney repair action days to expand borough-wide after successful pilot scheme

A series of intensive repair action days is to be introduced across Hackney's council housing estates following a successful trial during which 20 properties were attended to and an average of three o...

Hackney rolls out cherry pickers to clean gutters on council homes

Hackney Council has introduced an alternative method for maintaining guttering on its housing stock, replacing traditional scaffolding with mobile elevated work platforms. The local authority is impl...