Glenkerry Co-operative
@glenkerrycoop.bsky.social
GCHA housing #cooperative may well be last genuinely #affordablehousing in London. Glenkerry House is a #brutalist listed building designed by Ërno Goldfinger
What colours should I use for the sky and ground?
It doesn't help that I'm colour blind 🙁
It doesn't help that I'm colour blind 🙁
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What colours should I use for the sky and ground?
It doesn't help that I'm colour blind 🙁
It doesn't help that I'm colour blind 🙁
Still haven't finished corridor windows and vents, but looking at background colours...
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Still haven't finished corridor windows and vents, but looking at background colours...
RIP Jimmy Cliff - was lucky to be reminded of some of his great songs last month
Great night at @stratfordeast.com watching The Harder They Come. Brilliant performances, great staging, and of course the iconic songs. Highly recommended. www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all...
The Harder They Come
Based on the cult classic film that brought reggae to the world, The Harder They Come tells the story of Ivan, an aspiring singer who arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, determined to live out his dreams on...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff - was lucky to be reminded of some of his great songs last month
South-east London private HMO tenants left with no loo for 58 days win rent back
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Greenwich tenants had to urinate in bath when left with no loo
The five shared home residents took their landlords to a tribunal after they failed to fix toilet.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
South-east London private HMO tenants left with no loo for 58 days win rent back
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And finally the miscellaneous batch
🔹St Ives Place passage to the (Lea) riverside walk
🔹The DPD warehouse from that walk
🔹New building on William Murdoch Road
🔹2 Trafalgar Way development from William Murdoch Road
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🔹St Ives Place passage to the (Lea) riverside walk
🔹The DPD warehouse from that walk
🔹New building on William Murdoch Road
🔹2 Trafalgar Way development from William Murdoch Road
1/4
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And finally the miscellaneous batch
🔹St Ives Place passage to the (Lea) riverside walk
🔹The DPD warehouse from that walk
🔹New building on William Murdoch Road
🔹2 Trafalgar Way development from William Murdoch Road
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🔹St Ives Place passage to the (Lea) riverside walk
🔹The DPD warehouse from that walk
🔹New building on William Murdoch Road
🔹2 Trafalgar Way development from William Murdoch Road
1/4
Next batch, Balfron Tower and Carradale House
🔹Carradale House
🔹Some graffiti I can only half claim to obey
🔹Balfron Tower from near Leven Road
🔹Canary Wharf towers lurking behind Balfron Tower
🔹Carradale House
🔹Some graffiti I can only half claim to obey
🔹Balfron Tower from near Leven Road
🔹Canary Wharf towers lurking behind Balfron Tower
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Next batch, Balfron Tower and Carradale House
🔹Carradale House
🔹Some graffiti I can only half claim to obey
🔹Balfron Tower from near Leven Road
🔹Canary Wharf towers lurking behind Balfron Tower
🔹Carradale House
🔹Some graffiti I can only half claim to obey
🔹Balfron Tower from near Leven Road
🔹Canary Wharf towers lurking behind Balfron Tower
Took the "big camera" out today to take advantage of the clear sunny (and cold) day
Mostly to get some photos of the current state of play of the Leven Road development, but first here are some of today's selfies
Maybe we could start calling ourselves 'riverside apartments?'
Mostly to get some photos of the current state of play of the Leven Road development, but first here are some of today's selfies
Maybe we could start calling ourselves 'riverside apartments?'
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Took the "big camera" out today to take advantage of the clear sunny (and cold) day
Mostly to get some photos of the current state of play of the Leven Road development, but first here are some of today's selfies
Maybe we could start calling ourselves 'riverside apartments?'
Mostly to get some photos of the current state of play of the Leven Road development, but first here are some of today's selfies
Maybe we could start calling ourselves 'riverside apartments?'
Mayor pressured to build more London homes
GLA data - 1,239 affordable homes starts from Apr to Sep this year (3,991 in last fin. yr)
There are over 336,000 people on London council hsg waiting lists
Around 3,600 are lost to RTB and transfers each year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
GLA data - 1,239 affordable homes starts from Apr to Sep this year (3,991 in last fin. yr)
There are over 336,000 people on London council hsg waiting lists
Around 3,600 are lost to RTB and transfers each year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London mayor criticised as affordable home building slows in capital
Data from the Greater London Authority shows a decline in developers making starts on affordable homes.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Mayor pressured to build more London homes
GLA data - 1,239 affordable homes starts from Apr to Sep this year (3,991 in last fin. yr)
There are over 336,000 people on London council hsg waiting lists
Around 3,600 are lost to RTB and transfers each year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
GLA data - 1,239 affordable homes starts from Apr to Sep this year (3,991 in last fin. yr)
There are over 336,000 people on London council hsg waiting lists
Around 3,600 are lost to RTB and transfers each year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All you need to know about the how the railways standardised timekeeping, and the "Fancy New Clock at London Bridge" by @jagohazzard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6V...
The Fancy New Clock at London Bridge
YouTube video by Jago Hazzard
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November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
All you need to know about the how the railways standardised timekeeping, and the "Fancy New Clock at London Bridge" by @jagohazzard.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6V...
I welcome every bike journey that prevents a motor vehicle journey
Councils and e-bike companies need to find a way of resolving this
Council seizes 1,000 'dangerously parked' e-bikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Councils and e-bike companies need to find a way of resolving this
Council seizes 1,000 'dangerously parked' e-bikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kensington and Chelsea Council seizes 1,000 'trip hazard' e-bikes
Kensington and Chelsea Council says residents are
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November 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I welcome every bike journey that prevents a motor vehicle journey
Councils and e-bike companies need to find a way of resolving this
Council seizes 1,000 'dangerously parked' e-bikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Councils and e-bike companies need to find a way of resolving this
Council seizes 1,000 'dangerously parked' e-bikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homelessness higher than official figures, research shows
Around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Homelessness higher than official figures, research shows
Around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
V&A East Museum is set to open on Saturday 18 April 2026
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/whats-on/va-...
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/whats-on/va-...
V&A East Museum opening weekend
V&A East Museum opens on 18 April 2026 for a new free cultural destination.
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
V&A East Museum is set to open on Saturday 18 April 2026
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/whats-on/va-...
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/whats-on/va-...
London 1980s housing crisis film, Hotel London, about a British Bangladeshi family made homeless in the mid 1980s, shown at the London Film Festival
Writer-director Ahmed Alauddin Jamal said "It's sad that nearly 40 years later it even more relevant"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Writer-director Ahmed Alauddin Jamal said "It's sad that nearly 40 years later it even more relevant"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London 1980s housing crisis film remastered for film festival
Hotel London being shown at the London Film Festival is
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November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
London 1980s housing crisis film, Hotel London, about a British Bangladeshi family made homeless in the mid 1980s, shown at the London Film Festival
Writer-director Ahmed Alauddin Jamal said "It's sad that nearly 40 years later it even more relevant"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Writer-director Ahmed Alauddin Jamal said "It's sad that nearly 40 years later it even more relevant"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New £10m bridge over the River Lea planned to connect east London boroughs Tower Hamlets and Newham
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November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New £10m bridge over the River Lea planned to connect east London boroughs Tower Hamlets and Newham
archive.ph/S16BH
archive.ph/S16BH
Autumn alliteration
🔹Bus depot development
🔹decoy diversion
🔹 Poplar poppies
🔹Bus depot development
🔹decoy diversion
🔹 Poplar poppies
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Autumn alliteration
🔹Bus depot development
🔹decoy diversion
🔹 Poplar poppies
🔹Bus depot development
🔹decoy diversion
🔹 Poplar poppies
Renters' Rights Bill becomes law - here's what it means for you
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters' Rights Bill becomes law - here's what it means for you
Sweeping new rules for renting in England receive royal assent - so what is changing?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Renters' Rights Bill becomes law - here's what it means for you
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour slashes affordable housing from 35% to 20%
and withdraws single aspect and cycle parking guidance
Developers are making £ multi-billion profits, but it's housing affordability, quality & the living environment that are attacked, not profits
Why?
www.bdonline.co.uk/news/governm...
and withdraws single aspect and cycle parking guidance
Developers are making £ multi-billion profits, but it's housing affordability, quality & the living environment that are attacked, not profits
Why?
www.bdonline.co.uk/news/governm...
Government and City Hall confirm two-year cut in affordable housing requirements from 35% to 20%
Long-awaited package of support to boost housebuilding in London also includes changes to design standards, relief from levies and changes to mayoral powers, in bid to increase density of schemes and improve viability
www.bdonline.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Labour slashes affordable housing from 35% to 20%
and withdraws single aspect and cycle parking guidance
Developers are making £ multi-billion profits, but it's housing affordability, quality & the living environment that are attacked, not profits
Why?
www.bdonline.co.uk/news/governm...
and withdraws single aspect and cycle parking guidance
Developers are making £ multi-billion profits, but it's housing affordability, quality & the living environment that are attacked, not profits
Why?
www.bdonline.co.uk/news/governm...
What kind of society have we become where our public services "crack down on rough sleepers"?
"TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What kind of society have we become where our public services "crack down on rough sleepers"?
"TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"TfL spends £113k to crack down on rough sleepers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Big noisy turnout for the TOWER HAMLETS UNITY DEMO - a peaceful, community protest against racism, Islamophobia and the far-right (originally arranged as a counter demo against a UKIP demo, but thankfully that was cancelled)
¡No pasarán! East London is Anti-Fascist!
¡No pasarán! East London is Anti-Fascist!
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Big noisy turnout for the TOWER HAMLETS UNITY DEMO - a peaceful, community protest against racism, Islamophobia and the far-right (originally arranged as a counter demo against a UKIP demo, but thankfully that was cancelled)
¡No pasarán! East London is Anti-Fascist!
¡No pasarán! East London is Anti-Fascist!
Breaking news from Poplar:
It's 6 pm and it's dark already. Next week it's going to be even worse. Much worse. Word is coming through from other parts of the country that the situation there is much the same.
Ends.
It's 6 pm and it's dark already. Next week it's going to be even worse. Much worse. Word is coming through from other parts of the country that the situation there is much the same.
Ends.
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Breaking news from Poplar:
It's 6 pm and it's dark already. Next week it's going to be even worse. Much worse. Word is coming through from other parts of the country that the situation there is much the same.
Ends.
It's 6 pm and it's dark already. Next week it's going to be even worse. Much worse. Word is coming through from other parts of the country that the situation there is much the same.
Ends.
Shame on them
"The government and the mayor of London have agreed to change the quota for the amount of affordable housing for new developments in London from 35% to 20%"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The government and the mayor of London have agreed to change the quota for the amount of affordable housing for new developments in London from 35% to 20%"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London affordable housing quota reduced from 35% to 20%
Sir Sadiq Khan agrees a deal with government to lower quotas to try and speed up housing projects.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Shame on them
"The government and the mayor of London have agreed to change the quota for the amount of affordable housing for new developments in London from 35% to 20%"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The government and the mayor of London have agreed to change the quota for the amount of affordable housing for new developments in London from 35% to 20%"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Water companies told to refund £260m to customers for poor performance"
"Thames Water – the UK's largest water company - has been penalised the most at £75.2m for its performance in the 2024/25 year"
And guess where they'll get the money from - us!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Thames Water – the UK's largest water company - has been penalised the most at £75.2m for its performance in the 2024/25 year"
And guess where they'll get the money from - us!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Water companies told to refund £260m to customers.
But bills are still due to rise to fund improvements to water infrastructure.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Water companies told to refund £260m to customers for poor performance"
"Thames Water – the UK's largest water company - has been penalised the most at £75.2m for its performance in the 2024/25 year"
And guess where they'll get the money from - us!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Thames Water – the UK's largest water company - has been penalised the most at £75.2m for its performance in the 2024/25 year"
And guess where they'll get the money from - us!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Frozen housing benefits and rising rents feel like 'quicksand'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Frozen housing benefit see families plunged into homelessness
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Frozen housing benefits and rising rents feel like 'quicksand'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Glenkerry House from Chrisp Street Market
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Glenkerry House from Chrisp Street Market
Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?
One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block
@peteapps.bsky.social for the Guardian
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One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block
@peteapps.bsky.social for the Guardian
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October 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?
One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block
@peteapps.bsky.social for the Guardian
archive.ph/IYw0T
One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block
@peteapps.bsky.social for the Guardian
archive.ph/IYw0T