The National Leasehold Campaign and the United Kingdom Cladding Action Group have called a rally on Thursday 15 July outside Parliament at 12.15pm. The purpose of the rally is to push the Government further down the road to abolishing the leasehold system and to highlight the failure of the Government to deal [...]

Residents at Calverley Close in Beckenham unhappy with the proposed redevelopment of their estate   Tenants of Riverside Housing Association at Calverley Close off Southend Close in Beckenham are unhappy about the proposed demolition of their estate and the way their landlord is consulting with them.   There are approximately [...]

  Northdene, Beckenham Place Park BR3 5BS On 2 June 2021 there was a fire at the above property which is located in a road adjacent to the park. The road is in Bromley Borough. See www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/19345917.fire-crews-battling-fire-beckenham-park-place/ A large section of the roof at this large property has been [...]

Voter Suppression Pilot in Bromley local Elections 2018 The Queens Speech on 11 May 2021 announced that the Government will be introducing a bill into Parliament to introduce a requirement on all voters to produce identification to vote in future elections.  Bromley Council carried out a Voter ID pilot exercise in the local elections [...]

Commonhold Mark Two   It is widely anticipated that the Government’s legislative programme for the next Parliamentary session to be announced on 11 May will contain two  Bills to deal with leasehold reform. There will be a ground rent bill and a bill to revive the commonhold tenure. The leasehold system originates from the [...]

Social cleansing of homeless families and Bromley Council The Conservative Party in Bromley owes an apology to local taxpayers, homeless families rehoused into Kent, applicants on its rehousing list and the Conservative MP for Medway. The political decision to sell off the housing stock owned by Bromley Council in 1992 to a housing [...]