Read More 3 minute read Crime Housing Judge orders Wandsworth to give tenant his keys – right now, in an Uber Court hears man has been climbing over his balcony for six weeks because he can't get through his own front door. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 21, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Health Housing Council left domestic abuse survivor in tiny room with newborn, ignored four months of warnings Same failure ruled unlawful in 2021 — and training was ordered then. bySenior reporterFebruary 21, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Finance Housing Politics £884m borrowing spree hits council tenants with 4.8% rent increase Housing Revenue Account surplus collapses 86% after years of fire safety failures. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 2, 2026
Read More 7 minute read Housing Politics Council used routine repairs to justify £1,000 licensing scheme "Dangerously undersized bedroom" and "legal notices" turned out to be informal warnings for missing fire alarms. bySenior reporterJanuary 30, 2026
Read More 9 minute read Housing Politics Years of failure exposed as council admits ignoring Grenfell reforms Damning report forces independent board after "decades of stagnation" put thousands at risk. byKieren McCarthyJanuary 26, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Finance Housing Planning Public excluded as council discusses Battersea land deal in secret Fourth time in six months Wandsworth has withheld major spending details. byKieren McCarthyJanuary 22, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Crime Housing Wandsworth Council seeks eviction of Fownes Street tenant as resident forced to flee Fresh breaches of court injunction documented within days of partner's prison release. byPutney.news reporterJanuary 18, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Housing Planning Roehampton Council advisors say no to Lennox Estate tower block Heritage committee cites policy breach as housing department pushes 14-storey scheme, byKieren McCarthyJanuary 9, 2026
Read More 8 minute read Housing Planning Roehampton Fire crews fought blocked roads to reach Roehampton blaze – now council plans to close more routes Residents raise emergency access concerns as Fire Safety Strategy ignores Burke Close fire that needed six engines. byKieren McCarthyJanuary 7, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Housing How to use Wandsworth’s landlord portal: watch this five-minute video first Council collected millions from scheme but launched system so confusing it needs step-by-step instructions. bySenior reporterJanuary 6, 2026