From council flat repairs and new affordable homes to Hollywood mansions and why we should scrap stamp duty – 51 of my tweets from the past two months about housing in Wandsworth. You can read more each day here @CllrSimonHogg
Unbelievably, the leader of Wandsworth council admits he deliberately threw away the chance to create 1,600 affordable homes in Nine Elms…
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 18, 2013
Watch from 36.55mins: Tory leader admits Lambeth has got 25pc affordable homes in Nine Elms to Wandsworth's 15pc http://t.co/lgwVaIfiJZ
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 18, 2013
Wandsworth has 41,317 private rented properties. 20pc if them now need Housing Benefit to keep up with rising rents
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 22, 2013
'Housing Benefit' would be better named 'Landlord Subsidy'. It's public money, paid direct to landlords. Local rents went up 14pc last year
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 22, 2013
£20bn a year of our money is spent on landlord subsidy & only £1bn building affordable homes. Can't defend that… http://t.co/kYd8JvP0XZ
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 22, 2013
We only know what is wrong if you tell us… Local mum told us Kambala sign was broken – now it's fixed: pic.twitter.com/S5lFhfEvv1
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 16, 2013
Man in Jackson House couldn't let his children play on this grass. He can now the council's put up a fence pic.twitter.com/zb8JZraSzo
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 15, 2013
House prices went up more than 10pc in Wandsworth last year. Good news for the 51pc or residents who own, bad news for the 49pc who rent
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 14, 2013
Don't forget to let me know about repairs: Council promised to fix this CCTV at Pennethorne House right away pic.twitter.com/cg0n3Q9NML
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 13, 2013
In Wandsworth you have to earn £48,075 a year to be able to afford what government defines as 'affordable rent', reports Inside Housing mag
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 13, 2013
Can we fix it? Yes we can! Are you a Wandsworth tenant waiting for repairs? Let me know and I'll chase up the council.
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 12, 2013
Woman on York Road Estate complains of dodgy windows. I ask council to inspect & will be fixed in fortnight pic.twitter.com/oKrbyGzuul
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 12, 2013
Labour fixed my loo: this cracked cistern in Scholey House will be replaced by the end of the month pic.twitter.com/oZuJADWbIO
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 12, 2013
Wandsworth plans a scheme where buyers will get a £400,000 house with only a £5,000 deposit and £50,000 mortgage: http://t.co/JStLs4ikgm
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 11, 2013
A staggering £121,000,000 was paid in stamp duty last year by home buyers in Wandsworth. http://t.co/1qCpUfDpM1
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 6, 2013
It's just not right that struggling young couples in Wandsworth have to find £15k stamp duty while the house sellers pocket £500k tax free
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 6, 2013
“@JacksonsSW: Mantilla Road, Tooting £450,000 http://t.co/hZx3UZWlmx” Wow, houses in Tooting cost £450,000. Wait, what? It's 2-bed flat!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 5, 2013
With @willjmartindale & @cllrwendyspeck on the 15th floor of Inkster House. Hearing good estate regen ideas pic.twitter.com/BEJkiT0Z45
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 3, 2013
'Foreigners fuel London housing boom: Domestic buyers risk being frozen out' – Front page of tomorrow's FT: pic.twitter.com/lmOH5UreSg
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) August 2, 2013
The singer Cher this week spent £1.3m on a new Beverley Hills home. This 4-bed in Balham costs £1.5m #TropCher http://t.co/rnh6KBDH8C
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 31, 2013
“@RMrentBattersea: £775pw: house to rent : Rowena Crescent http://t.co/MQEFmU5UC9” – Rent a family home in Latchmere? That'll be £40,000!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 31, 2013
The £2bn each year Mom and Dad put into their children's housing is almost double what the Government spends on building affordable housing
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 30, 2013
Wow, British oarents are paying out £2 billion every year to help their children get on the housing ladder… http://t.co/mOmr2JbLgD
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 30, 2013
“@RMrentBattersea: £323pw: 2 bedroom flat: Totteridge House http://t.co/WTGa07LoV5” Not one family flat for rent in Battersea below HB cap!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 29, 2013
…So it is sad that when the council recently removed trees they simply put Tarmac in place of pavements: pic.twitter.com/GUoLEYjW7i
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
Today, Latchmere Estate is the only conservation area in Latchmere Ward, with strict rules to preserve its character http://t.co/jQsQYuVMF1
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
The lovely Latchmere Estate, built 110 years ago was one of Britain's first council estates: http://t.co/16wMTFFaJs
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
…2,000 families in Wandsworth are hit by the Bedroom Tax, yet the Council's only approved 10pc of DHP requests – just 17 awards in total!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
David Cameron said discretionary housing payments (DHP) would help cushion the impact of the 'Bedroom Tax'…
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
55-year-old Battersea widow is losing £34.58 a week to Bedroom Tax. She says: "I have to move, but don't think I could cope anywhere else"
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 23, 2013
Excellent document from Wandsworth Society on why the Council should turn down the Ram Brewery planning application http://t.co/DXcWdy2u01
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 19, 2013
…And there was this cool 3D estate map (residents placed pins to say which block they lived in) pic.twitter.com/ZzPTbZ152p
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
…people put their hopes and fears on these Post-It notes ("Would hate to lose our flat after 20 years") pic.twitter.com/hIXDbgaWPg
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
Local people drew their daily journeys on this map at the Winstanley Estate regeneration stand… pic.twitter.com/pQZUdQ2Nsc
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
Come to York Gardens Library before 8pm for music, face painting, sunshine & your say on the estate's future pic.twitter.com/2haKzxvv1k
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
There are 200 objections to Ram Brewery plan including English Heritage, HSE, Wandsworth Society, Battersea Society, Waitrose & Tonsleys RA
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
The Wandsworth Society has brilliantly tackled the developer's use of wide lenses to 'shrink' the towers: pic.twitter.com/DuV9JUIxAd
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 18, 2013
This £2.7m family home in Latchmere ward costs slightly less than Matt le Blanc accepted for his Los Angeles home http://t.co/8yGzP6Ux4M
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 13, 2013
Leona Lewis sold her Hollywood mansion for $2 million… Still cheaper than a 2-bed flat in this Nine Elms block: http://t.co/hSwNyOh4SQ
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 13, 2013
House prices in Battersea went up 10pc last year. Property is now so expensive that it is literally cheaper to buy a Hollywood mansion…
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 13, 2013
“@RMrentBattersea: £995pw: 3 bedroom house: Shaftsbury Estate, Battersea http://t.co/LCYEnKfmRg” – £50,000 a year to rent a family home!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 13, 2013
Congratulations to @SurreyLanePO for securing £10,000 of funds for their estate. Get organised to get results! http://t.co/HiR1Rm1Lnb
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 12, 2013
More people are looking to buy homes in Balham than in any other part of London, reports today's Evening Standard http://t.co/TfE3SUMSpr
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 12, 2013
Cllr Carpenter's full speech: "How Nine Elms is selling local people down the river on jobs, housing and the Tube" http://t.co/LCzHJYvVPK
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 10, 2013
Extraordinary silence in council chamber as councillor Peter Carpenter calmly takes apart Tory hype about Nine Elms. http://t.co/LCzHJYvVPK
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 10, 2013
Right to Buy policy gave working people a great chance to own their home. The real problem: replacement affordable homes were never built…
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 10, 2013
Wandsworth council figures show that in last 25 years 14,791 council homes were sold off & only 5,170 affordable homes built in their place!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 10, 2013
David Cameron was at Battersea Power Station this week. Sadly, on his salary (£142,500) he couldn't afford one of the 2-bed flats (£613,000)
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 9, 2013
Scary graph of salary versus house price for Wandsworth. Average prices are now 13 times average incomes! pic.twitter.com/Gh5WPwaY0G
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 9, 2013
Very welcome Wandsworth plan to create homes for locals people to rent – great to see longer tenancies & fixed rents http://t.co/X7B3klVfKP
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 8, 2013
“£360pw 2 bed flat to rent: SW11 http://t.co/Kq96VVNVty” – Even 18th floor ex-council flat in Latchmere is £70pw over max Housing Benefit!
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) July 1, 2013
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