The roundup highlights pressing issues in London including Lambeth Council's delay in shutting down Homes for Lambeth despite prior recommendations, uncertainty surrounding Kew Retail Park redevelopment, Camden Council's licensing changes for prolonged alcohol service, and safety concerns faced by West Croydon locals due to fly-tipping and drug dealing. Additionally, the article notes positive developments with Islington Council recovering funds from housing fraud, and it mentions the notable opening of the New York jazz club Blue Note in London next year.
Three years after the Kerslake Review told Lambeth Council to shut down Homes for Lambeth (HfL) and take housing back in-house, the zombie company is still very much alive.
Camden Council's controversial new licensing policy took a step further last week, as members gave the go ahead to plans making it easier for premises serving alcohol to stay open later.
A fire has ripped through the side of a tower block in east London, making it the third blaze to take place in the same development in recent years.
Islington Council has clawed back hundreds of thousands of pounds cheated from the local authority by social housing swindlers, the Town Hall's leader has confirmed.
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