Feature: The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers
Cameron Baillie
The Canal and River Trust denies it’s a landlord, but routinely fines, evicts and even repossesses boaters’ homes. Guess who runs it? Cameron Baillie reports.
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Report: Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats
Moya Lothian-McLean
The fight to stop property developers turning a south London shopping centre into yet more luxury flats has allied long-term residents with new generations of 'gentrifiers'. If they win, they could set a precedent that resonates far and wide. Moya Lothian-McLean reports.
Report: ‘It’s a Scandal’: How Property Developers Failed to Sell a Single Flat in Balfron Tower
Ella Jessel
Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations
Aydin Dikerdem
The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.
Report: How We Won: The Community That Saved Latin Village From Demolition
Sophie K Rosa
After a 15-year fight, traders and residents have seized back London's last Latin market, straight from the jaws of property developers. The site, once slated for demolition, will now be managed by the community.
Ash Wednesday: You Will Never Be a Billionaire, Here’s Why.
Ash Sarkar unlocks the secrets of billionaire success that the Fortune 500 don’t want YOU to know. Hustle, grind, and mental fortitude? Nah. It’s exploitation.
West London Residents Say They Have Been Poisoned by Developers Building on Toxic Site
Joe Attard
Residents of a majority BME west London borough believe they have been poisoned by a housing development on the site of a former gasworks. Building work that exposed families to toxic chemicals was given the go ahead by Boris Johnson and by the local council leader, after the developer sent him on all expenses paid trip to Cannes.
‘We are not nothing’: The Local Businesses Fighting Gentrification in South East London
Thames Menteth-Wheelwright
A regeneration scheme is set to transform a major arterial road in south east London, turning large portions of industrial land along the Old Kent Road into high-rise tower blocks. While the council argues this will bring new homes and jobs to the area, local people say the scheme threatens hundreds of thriving businesses.