Housing - Catherine West MP

London’s Housing Crisis: we need more council homes

London’s housing system is broken; we have been experiencing a housing crisis for decades. Not only is the government not building enough houses, but we also have a chronic lack of social housing. This has fuelled a dependency on expensive rented accommodation and led to thousands living in overcrowded and…

Update: Thames Water burst main on Church Lane, Hornsey

I’ve been in touch with Thames Water this morning following the burst water trunk main on Church Lane, Hornsey which I know is affecting many homes in the area. I’m sorry if you’re one of them. Below are the latest update I’ve had from Thames Water on the work they’re…

Mary Feilding Guild scandal highlights appalling insecurity for elderly care home residents

I’m disgusted at the news that the new owner of the Mary Feilding Guild has told the residents they need to leave by the end of May. This is a shocking way to treat vulnerable older residents, giving them eviction notices in the midst of a pandemic. I’ve met virtually…

End the cladding scandal – watch my speech

Tonight, Labour’s motion to protect people trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats and pursue those responsible for this cladding scandal passed 263-0. The Tories couldn’t even be bothered to vote. What a shameful way to treat struggling residents. In my speech, I shared the stories of some of the constituents who’ve…

Haringey New Local Plan: first steps engagement

Haringey Council are currently holding their first steps engagement on their new local plan. Full details can be found here and you have until 1 February 2021 to submit your comments at this stage. Here’s a copy of the letter I’ve sent setting out some of the key issues I’d…

My column in the Ham & High: Government must support people off the streets

In my latest column for the Ham & High, I wrote about the rough sleeping crisis in our city which has been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read it online here or below: “1,136, that’s the Government’s own cautious estimate of the number of people sleeping rough in London tonight.…

EWS1 certificates – response from the Housing Minister

Over recent weeks I’ve been contacted by a number of constituents who have found themselves in the impossible situation of being unable to sell, mortgage or insure their home because of the confusion and uncertainty caused by the new EWS1 certificate. It’s become clear that these new regulations, brought in…

Catherine West MP slams Tory social housing failure

Catherine West MP has slammed the Tory Government’s Social Housing green paper, which was finally published during the summer Parliamentary recess. Catherine said: “We’ve waited and waited for this green paper and now it’s finally been published it’s not worth the paper it’s written on. We have a desperate housing…

Panama Papers, Overseas Territories and the London Housing Market

My article in the Times on Panama Papers, Overseas Territories & the London Housing Crisis