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• Wates Residential breaks ground on council's new housing development

  Developer Wates Residential has commenced work at Shuttleworth Road as part of the council's programme to deliver 1,000 homes for Wandsworth residents and workers.

  23 Nov 18

• Comment on new four-year housing and homelessness strategy

  Local people are invited to have their say on the council’s plan to provide more housing options for Wandsworth people, invest in preventing homelessness and improve the its stock of 32,000 homes.

  18 Oct 18

• Affordable housing boost as Nine Elms rental homes given green light

  Wandsworth Council’s planning committee has voted to give the go-ahead to the construction of 894 new housing units for rent, including affordable homes, on the former Royal Mail Group site in Nine Elms.

  20 Sep 18

• A Strategy for Wandsworth People - council unveils housing strategy for consultation

  A new housing and homelessness strategy for Wandsworth will see more homes built across the borough, helping meet the needs and ambitions of our local residents and workers.

  14 Sep 18

• Sprinklers to be fitted to all Wandsworth’s sheltered housing and temporary accommodation blocks

  Homeless families, elderly tenants and those with vulnerabilities are to be given priority when it comes to installing life-saving fire protection measures, councillors in Wandsworth agreed last night.

  14 Sep 18

• Approval for 100% affordable housing scheme with extra care supported homes

  Wandsworth Council’s planning committee has approved plans for a new 100 per cent affordable housing scheme in Roehampton that will include dozens of homes for older people with a range of care needs.

  27 Jul 18

• Ravi Govindia is highly commended in this year’s Housing Heroes awards

  Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia has been highly commended in this year’s prestigious Housing Heroes awards.

  13 Jul 18

• Extra help proposed to get on the housing ladder

  IF you are struggling to raise a deposit to purchase a home, extra support may be on its way.

  21 Jun 18

• Plans to replace thriving business space near Wandsworth Common with housing are rejected

  Plans to replace valuable employment space on an industrial estate overlooking Wandsworth Common with housing has been rejected by the council’s planning committee

  26 Jan 18

• Arson attack on council housing block condemned

  A suspected arson attack early yesterday morning (Thursday) at a block of flats in Southfields has been condemned in the strongest terms and the culprits warned that if they are caught and they live in a council property they will be evicted.

  04 Aug 17

• New housing association homes to rent at Nine Elms

  Some of the first homes in Wandsworth to have been purpose-built for market renting will become available to move into later this summer.

  06 Jul 17

• Five Wandsworth developments shortlisted for national housing design awards

  Wandsworth is home to some of the best design in the country, after five new developments were shortlisted for a long-running and prestigious national competition.

  26 Apr 17

• Sharp rise in tenant homebuyers frees up council housing for homeless people

  The number of council tenants buying a home on the open market or through shared ownership through a local scheme has reached a ten-year high, freeing up dozens of homes for families in need.

  31 Mar 17

• Increase in housing association homes at Battersea gasholders site

  Last night (23 February) councillors voted to approve 28 more homes for low cost rent on the former Battersea gasholders site in Nine Elms.

  24 Feb 17

• Armed forces personnel given housing priority in Wandsworth

  The council’s policy of giving homeless ex-servicemen and women a higher priority on housing waiting lists has led to 27 being given council homes since 2011.

  12 Jan 17

• Cash boost for affordable housing delivery

  Wandsworth is to receive a payment of more than £13million from the government after seeing one of the highest numbers of new homes built in London, including the second largest total of affordable housing.

  04 Jan 17

• ‘Gigafast’ broadband rolls out across Battersea housing estates

  Residents living on several Battersea council estates are being invited to sign up for a ‘Gigafast’ broadband service, thought to offer the fastest connection speeds found anywhere in London.

  25 Oct 16

• Wandsworth: sharp rise in affordable housing completions

  New data shows there were 501 affordable homes built in Wandsworth in 2015/16, more than double the previous year’s total – and with 1,742 more in the pipeline.

  01 Jul 16

• Millions more invested in improvements to housing estates

  Residents living on council estates across the borough are to benefit from more than £4m of investment in improving their homes and their neighbourhoods following the latest round of capital programme announcements.

  02 Feb 16

• Next step for Battersea housing estates revival

  Wandsworth Council has begun the search for a joint venture (JV) partner to help deliver the regeneration of the Winstanley and York Road housing estates in central Battersea.

  08 Jan 16

• More cash invested in improvements to housing estates

  Residents of two council-owned housing blocks are to benefit from a combined investment of £360,000 which will be spent on improving and brightening up the places they live.

  10 Dec 15

• New housing scheme helping Tooting residents maintain their independence

  A new extra care housing development has been officially opened in Tooting offering 45 apartments specially designed to help vulnerable older people retain their independence.

  30 Oct 15

• Affordable Housing Open Day this Thursday

  Get information and advice on how you can own your first home at this week’s Affordable Housing Open Day later this week.

  20 Oct 15

• Housing office move opens up town centre regeneration site

  Moving the housing department’s offices and public reception to Putney Bridge Road has paved the way for a major new regeneration scheme in the heart of Wandsworth town centre.

  07 Oct 15

• Still time to take housing survey

  Initial results from the council’s survey of people living in the private rented sector show many tenants do not know what standard of service to expect from their landlord.

  29 Jan 15

• Council sets out far-reaching housing strategy

  A 60 per cent increase in the borough’s home building target is at the heart of a far-reaching housing strategy unveiled by Wandsworth Council.

  20 Jan 15

• Patmore residents reminded about important housing ballot

  People living on the Patmore estate in Battersea are being reminded that they still have a few days left to take part in an important local ballot that will shape the future of their housing services for the next seven years.

  22 Oct 14

• Affordable Housing Open Day tomorrow

  Access free information and advice on getting a new home at the Affordable Housing Open Day tomorrow (Thursday October 23).

  22 Oct 14

• Affordable Housing Open Day next week

  The Affordable Housing Open Day, helping local people open the door to their new home, is now one week away.

  16 Oct 14

• Patmore residents urged to take part in housing ballot

  People living on the Patmore estate in Battersea are being urged to take part in an important local ballot that will shape the future of their housing services for the next seven years.

  08 Oct 14

• Millions invested in improving Wandsworth’s housing estates

  The council has unveiled its latest multi-million pound programme of investment to improve the homes of people living on the borough’s housing estates.

  22 Jul 14

• Queen honours housing champion Marlene Price

  Marlene Price, Vice Chairman of the Borough Residents’ Forum, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2014 birthday honours list.

  16 Jun 14

• New scheme offers affordable housing for disabled residents

  A new affordable housing scheme for people with learning disabilities has just opened in Balham.

  04 Apr 14

• Break tenancy conditions and face eviction housing chiefs warn

  Housing bosses in Wandsworth have repeated their warning to tenants living in council-owned accommodation that they could face eviction if they are found to be involved in serious criminality.

  03 Apr 14

• Housing chiefs appoint borough’s first community champions

  Seven residents who have worked tirelessly to improve their neighbourhoods have all been designated community champions by the council’s housing department.

  02 Apr 14

• Affordable Housing Open Day tomorrow

  Come along to the Affordable Housing Open Day tomorrow (Oct 24) to find out all you need to know about buying your first home.

  23 Oct 13

• Housing into Work pilot expanded to help more residents

  A pilot scheme in which young people who are in need of housing and actively seeking full-time work are given the keys to their own council home is being opened up to support even more people.

  10 Oct 13

• Shower units for all sheltered housing residents

  Residents living in sheltered housing apartments in Wandsworth are having overhead showers installed as part of a £3m investment programme.

  14 Aug 13

• Millions more invested in local housing estates

  The council has unveiled plans for the latest wave of improvements for local housing estates as part of its ongoing multi-million programme of investments in the homes of tenants and leaseholders.

  09 Aug 13

• Affordable housing programme unveiled

  Close to 1,000 affordable homes are in line to be built in the borough over the next five years, as the council looks to secure more housing opportunities for residents.

  26 Jul 13

• Residents reveal housing satisfaction

  Levels of satisfaction for services provided to council tenants and leaseholders are amongst the highest recorded, according to the latest figures.

  03 Jun 13

• More investment on housing estates

  The council has unveiled its latest multi-million pound programme of investment to improve the homes of people living on the borough’s housing estates.

  20 May 13

• More investment on housing estates

  Residents on housing estates across the borough are benefiting from multi-million pound investments in their homes and neighbourhoods.

  25 Apr 13

• Changes to social housing rent system welcomed

  Housing opportunities for lower earners in Wandsworth will be improved under a scheme that requires council tenants to pay market rents if their household income exceeds £60,000.

  26 Mar 13

• Riverside development provides housing boost

  New shared ownership homes on the banks of the River Thames promise to give more people a chance to get a foot on the capital’s housing ladder.

  01 Mar 13

• Affordable housing event tomorrow

  The Affordable Housing Open Day, packed full of information and advice on buying your first home, is tomorrow (Thursday October 25).

  24 Oct 12

• One week until affordable housing event

  The Affordable Housing Open Day, packed full of information and advice on buying your first home, is next Thursday (October 25).

  17 Oct 12

• Councillor elected to top housing role

  Wandsworth’s cabinet member for housing Paul Ellis has been unanimously elected to head a prestigious national housing organisation that represents the interests of tenants in more than half a million council homes up and down the country.

  27 Sep 12

• Battersea housing scheme refused

  Plans to redevelop part of the Prices Candles Factory on York Road would not provide enough affordable housing, councillors have ruled.

  24 Jan 12

• Millions earmarked for housing estates

  Council tenants and leaseholders in Wandsworth are set to benefit from a series of improvements to their homes and neighbourhoods worth £72 million over the next three years.

  18 Jan 12

• Deadline looms for housing survey

  Local people have until December 18 to submit their views on the big housing issues in the borough as the council considers important changes to Town Hall housing policies.

  14 Dec 11

• Have your say on housing policies

  Local people can submit their views on the big housing issues in the borough as the council considers important changes to Town Hall housing policies.

  01 Dec 11

• Councillors back housing into work pilot

  Leading councillors have given their backing to a radical pilot scheme entitled ‘Housing into Work’ that will encourage new council tenants in Wandsworth to find work or improve their job prospects through training or volunteering.

  24 Nov 11

• Survey shows tenants’ housing satisfaction

  The first survey of new Wandsworth Council tenants has revealed high levels of satisfaction in their rehousing experiences.

  07 Nov 11

• Residents praise housing department staff

  Wandsworth’s housing department staff have been praised by council residents conducting an investigation into service standards.

  07 Nov 11

• Have your say on housing

  Local people are being asked for their views on the big housing issues in the borough as the council considers important changes to Town Hall housing policies.

  03 Nov 11

• Affordable housing open day

  First time buyers, council tenants and key workers can find out more about the support available to help them get their foot on the property ladder at an affordable housing open day at the Town Hall.

  20 Oct 11

• Help shape Wandsworth housing reforms

  Residents can help shape new first-time-buyer initiatives and drive reforms in the way affordable housing is allocated in Wandsworth.

  18 Oct 11

• Your key to sheltered housing

  The housing department will be holding its second sheltered housing open day on Monday at a scheme in Putney. This follows a highly successful open day which took place in May.

  07 Oct 11

• Armed forces given housing priority

  The council is to give armed forces families in need of a roof over their heads higher priority when it comes to the allocation of publicly owned housing in the borough.

  14 Jul 11

• Plans to give families housing deposits

  First time buyers and council tenants will be given a deposit up to £50,000 to help them into home ownership, as part of major housing reforms proposed by Wandsworth Council.

  21 Jun 11

• Fresh look for Roehampton housing

  A scruffy looking housing scheme in the centre of Roehampton is set for a major facelift as part of the council’s efforts to regenerate the area.

  03 Feb 11

• Housing benefit phone scam alert

  Confidence tricksters are targeting borough residents by using a telephone scam to try and steal money from their bank accounts, town hall finance chiefs are warning.

  01 Feb 11

• Housing bill clears first hurdle

  The council has come a step closer in its bid to stop the money it receives in housing rents being siphoned off to other parts of the country

  09 Dec 10

• Wandsworth first in line for housing reform

  The council is winning its argument to stop £23m of council tenants’ rents being diverted to other parts of the country.

  02 Dec 10

• Housing advice for first time buyers

  First-time buyers and key workers are being invited to a special housing event at the town hall this week where they can learn more about buying an affordable home in Wandsworth.

  04 Oct 10