Housing – Southwark News

Save Old Kent Road – protestors to demonstrate in national rally this Saturday and local rally next Saturday

Staff Reporter — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

The Save Old Kent Road campaign is planning a major demonstration in Southwark next weekend as well as an appearance at the National Housing Demonstration this Saturday, writes Rich Brann. Alongside the Southwark Housing and Planning Emergency (SHAPE) group, the national demonstration in Central London this weekend as well as the march along the Old […]

Retrofitting many Aylesbury Estate blocks would be ‘difficult’, says Southwark Council

Issy Clarke — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:09 +0000

Retrofitting much of the Aylesbury Estate would be “difficult” because of inbuilt problems and new fire safety and building regulations, Southwark Council said this week. It comes after a group of residents on the estate launched a campaign earlier this month calling for the remaining buildings to be retrofitted instead of demolished. Cllr Helen Dennis, […]

Homes built for rough sleepers in Bermondsey remain empty two months after grand opening

News Desk — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:49:42 +0000

Eight modular homes installed on a Bermondsey council estate to provide temporary accommodation for rough sleepers have remained empty two months after opening, writes Rich Brann… The delay, according to Southwark Council, is down to Thames Water not connecting them to the water supply, with the company who built the homes saying trying to get […]

Deputy Mayor approves Canada Water Masterplan with only 9% affordable housing despite grant of over £50 million

Issy Clarke — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:35:24 +0000

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New Elephant health centre will open in 2031 after Southwark agrees to buy it from developer

Issy Clarke — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:37:00 +0000

Southwark will pay to fit out a new health centre which a developer had been due to build as part of the final phase of the Elephant Park redevelopment on the site of the former Heygate Estate. The new health centre will replace two existing GP surgeries and subject to final approvals could start receiving […]

Camberwell leaseholder stuck in temporary housing for two years after council fails to fix leak

Issy Clarke — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:23:58 +0000

Mayor poised to approve Canada Water Masterplan as affordable housing increases slightly to 9%

Issy Clarke — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:43:19 +0000

The Mayor of London is poised to approve the Canada Water Masterplan in a hearing at City Hall next week, as the latest documents suggest now 9% of housing on the site could be affordable thanks to a grant. It comes after the figure previously plunged to as little as 3% – the equivalent of […]

Work to start on 64 affordable homes in South London

Staff Reporter — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0000

Work on building 64 affordable homes for local people in Lee is expected to start this month, writes Pablo Munoz… The construction of the homes on Burnt Ash Hill is part of council’s Building for Lewisham programme on the site of the old Mayfield Hostel, next to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Lee. The 64 new […]

Southwark plans to part ways with Notting Hill Genesis for final stages of Aylesbury Estate regeneration

Issy Clarke — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:43:02 +0000

Eighteen new council homes completed in Bermondsey

News Desk — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:45:09 +0000

A new block of council flats has been added to the Slippers Estate in Bermondsey, writes Cristina trujillo… This week Hester Biddle Court was confirmed complete after years of planning by Fraser Brown Mackenna architects and Glenman building contractors. Named after a Quaker writer and activist, Hester Biddle Court is comprised of one, two and […]