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Bodgers Tower Petition Has 163 Names on the Eve of the Vote
An Ilford resident's petition against the 42-storey Bodgers tower has 163 signatures. Councillors decide the co-living plan at 7pm on Tuesday 10 November.
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Planning
Ilford Bodgers Tower Plan Swaps Half Its Flats for Co-Living
Councillors decide on Tuesday whether the tower on the former Bodgers store can take 381 co-living rooms. Officers back it; 177 of the 370 approved flats stay.
House Prices
Redbridge House Prices Edge Up to £484,378 in August
The average Redbridge home rose £1,279 in August, the first monthly rise since April. It is still 2.8% down on a year ago and now trails London.
Planning
Ilford HMO for 24 at Granville Road Refused Permission
Redbridge has refused the retrospective bid to keep 13 Granville Road as an HMO for 24 people, against officers' advice. The two reasons, and what happens next.
Planning
125 Hermon Hill: Three Flats Plan After HMO Was Refused
A plan to split 125 Hermon Hill into three rental flats follows a refused six-person HMO. Comments close 18 October and a decision is due by 16 November.
Housing
Harrison Gibson Ilford: Work Starts on 326 Social Rent Homes
Work has started on the empty Harrison Gibson store on Ilford High Road: 326 homes, every one for social rent, after two earlier schemes for the site stalled.
House Prices
Redbridge House Prices Fall 2.7% to £481,297 in July
The average Redbridge home lost £13,153 in a year to July, the third monthly drop in a row. Last month's 3.6% rise has also been revised down to 2.5%.
Planning
Ilford HMO for 24 Ran Unlawfully From April 2024
A former Ilford children's home has housed up to 24 people without permission since April 2024. Officers now recommend approval at the 16 September committee.
Housing
Redbridge Supported Housing Needs to Rise 47% by 2030
Redbridge projects support needs among homeless households up 47.1% by 2030. If Cabinet agrees on 22 October, consultation runs 26 October to 18 January.
House Prices
Redbridge house prices rise 3.6% as London drops 2.5%
The average Redbridge home reached £495,977 in June, the third-biggest annual rise of all 33 London boroughs, while the capital as a whole fell. Terraces led at 4.7%.