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A massive blaze near Vallentin Road which forced people out of their homes has now been brought under control, reports Marco Marcelline

Credit: Supplied by resident

An enormous blaze in Walthamstow yesterday evening (12th July) that forced people out of their homes is now under control, the London Fire Brigade has said.

The blaze, which...


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City Hall began construction of just 14,335 affordable homes against a revised government target of 17,800 and an original target of 23,900, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Sir Sadiq Khan on a London building site (credit GLA)

City Hall has fallen short of a revised affordable housing target set by the government by thousands of h...


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Luxury homes in central London are often left empty by foreign investors, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Dr Jonathan Bourne of University College London address the London Assembly

Ultra-wealth foreign investors are artificially inflating London’s housing market by leaving homes empty and pushing residents to the outskirts of the...


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Mez Lounge was served an abatement notice in April after Waltham Forest Council found the venue was playing music “at an unreasonable level”, reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter

Mez Lounge (credit Google)

An Afro-fusion restaurant in Leyton has been ordered to install a sound limiter after residents complained about noise.

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Some families have been evicted by landlords during the purchase process for new homes now being used by councils as temporary accommodation, reports Katherine Gray, Local Democracy Reporter

A government minister has said London’s borough councils must ensure no-one is made homeless when properties are bought on the open market for use as tempor...


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