housing

9 Oct 2020

Rogue landlord hit with £300,000 bill

A rogue landlord from Southall who ignored six enforcement notices served by Ealing Council has been ordered to pay more than £300,000. On 23 …

7 Jul 2020

Government urged to grant refugee status to ‘no recourse to public funds’ rough sleepers

Ealing Council, the charity Hope for Southall Street Homeless and other local voluntary, charitable, community and faith-based organisations have called on the government to …

23 Jun 2020

Chris Payne House opens in Hanwell after unique project to move 16 modular flats

Ealing Council has finished work to relocate and refurbish a set of modular apartments from Southwark to Hanwell. Chris Payne House will provide high-quality …

13 Mar 2020

Reopen doors to empty homes

London’s housing crisis is deepening all the time. Yet there are some empty homes simply sitting unused. Ealing Council is doing all it can …

4 Mar 2020

Helping those homeless and sleeping rough

As anyone who has been out and about in the city at night-time will know, rough sleeping is still a serious problem across London. …

10 Feb 2020

£120,000 in fines for fatal safety failings

Ealing Council has issued the maximum possible financial penalty to the landlord, management agency and agents for safety failings at an unlicensed house in …

11 Nov 2019

Happy birthday to council homes in Ealing

Council housing is celebrating an important milestone. Last July saw the 100th anniversary of the Addison Act, which led to large scale local authority …

30 Oct 2019

Financial abuse – know the signs

Financial abuse of the elderly is a serious and growing problem. Many vulnerable older people become dependent upon others – family, friends or others …