Seven councillors are standing down in Hackney ahead of May's local elections, including a London Assembly member
Only 6,370 affordable homes have been started since 2023, despite Sadiq Khan promising at least 17,800 by next March
Renters union welcomes 'first step' towards widespread licensing scheme this summer
Council says roughly one in four houses in multiple occupation have ‘serious hazards’
Opposition urges council to use new powers to make property owners apply for permit to let out homes
Tenants left on ‘tenterhooks’ after Peabody failed to renew temporary housing bookings
New plans will see Town Hall lobby government to step up enforcement of damp and mould repairs
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Cabinet member says council has ‘gone further’ than Grenfell inquiry’s recommendations
Town Hall’s private renting chief says report on selective licensing expected within weeks
‘They just need to get on with it’ says London Assembly Member and Hackney Downs councillor Sem Moema
Moema took more than 50 per cent of the vote in a dominant performance
