News from Lambeth Council

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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.

Rogue landlord fined £10,000 for running an unsafe and unlicensed property

A landlord has been fined £10,000 for operating an unlicensed and unsafe house with multiple tenants.

High-quality temporary homes to help tackle Lambeth’s housing crisis

Lambeth is planning to build temporary homes on underused plots of land to help tackle the borough’s housing and homelessness problem.

Short haired 50-something Caribbean woman in red frilly top and dark trousers Valencia points at new white cubloard doors and dark grey worktops in her newly updated kitchen July 2018

Lambeth Housing Standard: Valencia’s story

With new radiators last year, and a new kitchen and bathroom in 2018, Valencia feels like her home has had ‘more than a facelift’ – but she’s never met...

Residents of Castle House (and their neighbours) have started a vegetable growing garden in raised flowerbeds

Castle House: how does your garden grow?

Castle House (between Stockwell and Vauxhall) is one of the first sheltered housing schemes in Lambeth where residents chose to start an Edible Living food-growing scheme in their communal...

Lambeth’s Town Hall refurbishment wins prestigious industry award

The ambitious restoration of Lambeth's Town Hall has won a prestigious industry award. The refurbishment, part of Lambeth’s wider “Your New Town Hall” project, picked up the “Preservation &...

Macintosh Court is a Grade II listed building featured on guided tours of modern architecture in South London. Residents recently celebrated works to make their communal lounge bright and welcoming.

Lambeth Housing Standard: Macintosh Court

Residents of Macintosh Court celebrated the LHS works to update their communal lounge with musical bingo and a fish and chip supper supplied by Lambeth’s construction partners Engie.

Lady standing and smiling in her new kitchen

Lambeth Housing Standard: Flossie’s story

The Council pledged to invest over £450m in works to make council housing meet the Lambeth Housing Standard agreed by residents. Works to improve homes on Lambeth’s street and...

New electricity updates brighten homes for council residents

Lambeth Housing Standard (LHS) electrical works include replacing lateral mains on estates and streets across the borough where surveys show that old wires and cables are now more cost-effective...

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