All posts in Housing and planning

Read the latest updates on the work the council is doing to build more and better homes and ensure our landlords behave responsibly and make sure our borough is a fantastic place to live for people from every background.

Proceeds from “development taxes” help to spruce up Lambeth estates

Lambeth is “greening” a series of estates, with the help of a levy paid by the developers behind large-scale building projects across the borough.

Lambeth agrees new blueprint for tackling homelessness and rough sleeping

Lambeth Council has endorsed a new plan to deal with the twin problems of homelessness and rough sleeping, to tackle another consequence of the housing crisis gripping the borough.

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Brixton orchestra revisits estates with Christmas concerts

Lambeth's Tenant and Resident Associations and Tenant Management Organisations welcome Brixton Chamber Orchestra to play in community halls for a second Christmas.

Lambeth steps up sprinkler system roll-out

Lambeth council has announced proposals to install new “mist” sprinkler systems in all 20 of its sheltered accommodation blocks and all nine of its single stairway access tower blocks.

Images from our ride alongs with the housing repairs service, inspecting a cuboard and in the van on the way to a call

Housing repairs project update

We're following our team as they work on a redesign of our housing repairs service to make it a better, more efficient service for our residents.

Lambeth Housing updates its homeownership handbook

Lambeth Council's newly updated homeownership handbook explains the rights and responsibilities for Lambeth leaseholders and freeholders or those looking to purchase a Lambeth Council property.

Land Registry's former headquarters in central London Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0/Mike Peel

Lambeth makes home buying faster, simpler and cheaper for everyone

We've sped up the property purchasing process by migrating Lambeth Land Charge data to a national database, helping anyone purchasing property to get the right information quickly and easily....

Housing repairs team brainstorm

A fresh perspective on housing repairs

A specialised team are conducting a review of our repairs service, to look at how we can make it more responsive, easy to use and effective.

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