The Information Commissioner also backs openness from housing associations.
Electricity use in a high-rise is nearly two and a half times greater than in a low-rise.
Transparency, independent checks, and equal rights with the private sector are needed to reduce charges,
A pledge to crack down on tall buildings was followed by Khan approving developments of 17 storeys in Harrow and 21 storeys in Haringey against local wishes.
Rethink how we build communities. Scrap Osborne’s tax on landlords. And give more people the chance to own their home.
Emma Dent Coad was a director of the company that runs Kensington and Chelsea’s council housing stock – with all the legal responsibilities that implies.
Full transparency is now needed for any chance to rebuild trust.
Governments are not re-elected in gratitude for past achievements. It is our plan for the future which will decide the next election.
Attacks on the Prime Minister were unfair and unreasonable – the local authority was the lead.
It is perfectly possible to govern well and enact great change with very little legislation. In fact, it can even be a blessing.
The Prime Minister informs that house that more tower blocks have been found to have combustible cladding like Grenfell Tower.
An attempt to improve energy efficiency has increased fire risk. Demolition is the better alternative.
Ridge asks him if he’s “playing to the crowd”. He says Labour’s focusing on what’s necessary.
Brexit, housing, public sector pay, education, and industrial strategy should be the the stars by which ministers set a course for victory in 2022.