LABOUR RESPONSE TO FUTURE PLACES: “MORE FANFARE FOR DEVELOPERS, FEWER ANSWERS FOR RESIDENTS”
Tower Hamlets Labour Group has responded to tonight’s Cabinet consideration of the council’s ‘Future Places’ prospectus by calling on Mayor Lutfur Rahman to answer basic questions the glossy document conspicuously fails to address: what proportion of the 52,000 homes will be genuinely affordable, and at social rent? What will the council actually receive in return […]
TH Labour Demands Urgent Action Following Allegations of Exploitative Practices in Former Council Housing Blocks
For Immediate ReleaseDate: 16/4/2025 Cllr Asma Islam, Labour Councillor for Weavers Ward and Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing, has written to Tower Hamlets Council and the Government in response to a recent London Centric article alleging exploitative practices by a property developer operating in former council housing blocks within Tower Hamlets. Cllr Islam has written […]