Read More 19 minute read Housing Politics They learned nothing: Council repeats failures months after promising change Anti-social behaviour case closed incomplete, camera installed behind tree, 10 months of ignored pleas - until the press inquiries. byKieren McCarthyDecember 3, 2025
Read More 5 minute read Housing Politics Leader gave false answer on complaints surge, Council data shows Hogg told councillors Wandsworth matched other councils - own report showed it was three times worse. byKieren McCarthyDecember 2, 2025
Read More 3 minute read Housing Wandsworth sold residents a £123m regeneration scheme. Six weeks after the yes vote, costs have gone up by £40m. Wandsworth Council pushed hard for residents of the Alton Estate to back its regeneration proposals. It held public… byKieren McCarthyNovember 29, 2025
Read More 3 minute read Housing Politics Nearly 4,000 children living in temporary housing as Wandsworth spends £37m on homelessness crisis Families wait average 3.5 years for permanent home with no council strategy to address emergency. byKieren McCarthyNovember 28, 2025
Read More 5 minute read Housing Council prosecutes landlords for fire failures it ignores in own housing Housing chief who dismissed council's fire risks now says identical private rental failures 'will not be tolerated'. byKieren McCarthyNovember 22, 2025
Read More 4 minute read Housing Wandsworth’s “ambitious” Housing Plan cuts targets by nearly a third Growth Plan celebrated by council delivers 550 fewer homes per year than London Plan target, analysis reveals. byKieren McCarthyNovember 18, 2025
Read More 5 minute read Housing Hundreds of Wandsworth residents trapped by unfinished fire safety work Random testing exposes 64% failure rate as vital protections remain incomplete for years. byKieren McCarthyNovember 11, 2025
Read More 5 minute read Community Housing Council wins right to evict autistic man over 21-day deadline it didn’t tell him about Wandsworth pursued Court of Appeal case against vulnerable resident who has been in temporary accommodation for five years. bySenior reporterOctober 23, 2025
Read More 4 minute read Housing The 20%–50% War: How politics killed new homes in Putney As Wandsworth fights for higher targets and the government cuts them, development has stopped dead. byKieren McCarthyOctober 22, 2025
Read More 5 minute read Housing After 20 years of failure, Alton Estate gets another chance at renewal The estate has been neglected for two decades. The yes vote offers a fresh start - if challenges are finally addressed. byKieren McCarthyOctober 19, 2025