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London Tenants Federation in the media
Our members, partners and volunteers provide a valuable social housing residents’ perspective on news stories, backed up by first-hand experience and evidence. Topics we cover include:
- Social housing need, delivery and allocations
- Fire and building safety
- Estate demolition and displacement of low-income households from London
- Housing costs and poverty
- Homelessness, rough sleeping and overcrowding
- Right to Buy
- Housing management and maintenance, and tenant involvement
- Stereotyping of social housing and its tenants
Broadcast appearances
27.11.2022 BBC London Politics
Pat Turnbull, an LTF representative, was asked to comment on the BBC London Politics, Sunday 23rd November 2022, about the condition of council housing in Regina Road, Croydon.
55 minutes in, Donna, a resident of the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates discusses her experience as a temporary tenant on an estate threatened with eviction and highlights Estate Watch, a new website launched in June 2020 by London Tenants Federation and Just Space to provide information and resources to communities at risk of demolition.
Andy Bates from the National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations (NFTMO) explains how the TMO responsible for Grenfell Tower is unlike any other TMO in the country
At 1 minute 33 seconds, Pat Turnbull, LTF Regional Delegate explains why ‘Affordable rent’ is out of reach to most Londoners
London, National and Housing Sector Press
Why are London’s housing estates choosing to be demolished?
The government has abandoned the provision of social housing
London’s social housing depleted by demolition study says
London’s social housing demolitions reach nearly 23,000
Thousands of homes could be knocked down amid widespread ‘regeneration’ – highlighting information from the Estate Watch website (a London Tenants Federation and Just Space project).
List of social housing estates in London that could be demolished if proposals go ahead as listed on the Estate Watch website (a London Tenants Federation and Just Space project).
LTF has urged the Mayor of London to adopt principles set out in a guidance note it has produced around involving tenants in net zero decision-making that affects their homes.
Analysis from the mayor of London’s office has found that 115,000 of London’s social homes fail to meet the government’s Decent Homes Standard – with comment from an LTF representative.
Also covered in Big Issue and Inside Housing
A forum set up by Sadiq Khan to give community organisations a channel for influencing housing policy in London is set to be scrapped after just three years.
Pros and cons of Build to Rent. LTF raises concern that it fails to support the housing needs of Londoners in terms of overcrowding, highlighted during Covid-19 and affordability.
Public money used to renovate poorly maintained private buildings for homeless households, described by LTF representative as “a reward for failure”
Housing association tenants should be given right to switch landlords, London tenants demand
17.01.2021 Barking & Dagenham Post
Letters on Covid rules, tenants’ manifesto and Streetspace
Join Zoom call on tenants’ manifesto
Give tenants a say on their housing
Letters: Environment and tenants’ manifesto
Housing associations sceptical about FOI-style transparency demands in white paper
Messages on homeownership in Social Housing White Paper ‘creates stigma’, say tenant groups
More than 100 social-housing estates across the capital are at risk of demolition
London regeneration ballot rejected by residents for the first time over social rent concerns
London Tenants challenge Mayor to scrap London Affordable Rent and use government grants for social rent
17.06.2020 Urban Transformations
Estate Watch: A new resource for communities going through demolition
35,000 Homes on over 100 London council estates face demolition
The London Tenants Federation has expressed anger that no resident representatives have been invited to join the Covid19 taskforce.
COVID-19 has exposed the lethal consequences of England’s inadequate housing provision
Networking meetings for tenants
02.10.2019 Barking and Dagenham Post
Barking and Dagenham council tenants’ fees have almost doubled over past 15 years
London Tenants Federation calls out Town Hall over high service charges
Give tenants greater say in running their own housing
London borough tenants pay three times more in service charges than neighbours
Recent policy on social housing rents has spawned inequality – it is time to act
Council rent increases are failing London’s poorest residents
London tenants demand an end to ‘stay put’ advice during fires
London tenants want sprinklers in all new and existing tower blocks
Mayor unveils new London Housing Panel
Khan urged to ‘ease the squeeze’ on family-sized social rented homes
London tenants call for Statement of Community Involvement from Sadiq Khan
Social rent levels in London rising 10 times faster than median incomes
Report says London should have its own social housing commissioner
League table ranks London boroughs’ delivery of social housing
Comment: A national body for tenants would crumble without solid foundations at grassroots level
London needs 40,000 new social rented homes a year
Why tenants think their feedback is being ignored
Council accused of negligence over Tottenham blocks
Grenfell Tower had worse fire safety than office buildings
Tenants’ Fears Routinely Ignored
Comment: ‘Tenant panels’ are no replacement for old-fashioned democratic organisations
Tenant group calls for rethink after Grenfell
Tenants group goes up against regeneration in London
Fear and fury of tenants who say ‘pay to stay’ policy punishes them for working
Regeneration is forcing the working class out of central London