LUTFUR RAHMAN U-TURNS ON KEY HOUSING PROMISE
The Tower Hamlets Labour Party has criticised Mayor Lutfur Rahman for quietly dropping his promise to build 4000 social homes for rent over the course of his administration. The commitment was quietly dropped from the Council’s annual performance report and annual delivery plan with the original manifesto commitment “Work with developers and housing associations to […]
DEVELOPERS OFF THE HOOK: ASPIRE WAIVES AFFORDABLE HOUSING QUOTA FOR HUGE CANARY WHARF SITE
Aspire Councillors are facing criticism from Tower Hamlets Labour for controversially approving plans for developers to build a 46-storey tower block in Canary Wharf with no affordable housing. The planned site at 56-58 Marsh Wall, would have had to include 278 affordable flats under the council’s 35% affordable home quota. However, at April’s meeting of […]