Tag: City hall
Amid housing debate, one landlord gets bluntly honest: ‘I’m a profiteer’
A London landlord’s public comments that he’s a “profiteer” opposed to tougher rules to protect renters has riled city politicians who are leading the push for city hall to approve such a bylaw.
‘Too much water’: Basement flooding widespread after Monday’s sudden deluge
A monster rainstorm on Monday deluged many areas of London, flooding streets and basements and triggering safety warnings about swollen waterways.
Sky’s the limit? City politicians consider much taller buildings across London
Politicians got their first look on Tuesday at new proposed building height limits for downtown and other highly populated parts of London that would jack up highrises in some areas by nearly 50 per cent. Members of council’s planning committee received a report by SvN Architects and Planners, a consulting firm hired by the city, […]
City politicians heed tenant advocates’ push, eye tougher ‘renoviction’ bylaw
Emotional tales of housing vulnerability moved politicians to seek critical improvements to a draft bylaw intended to prevent renovictions
Protesters rally at city hall as politicians debate ‘renoviction’ bylaw
More than a dozen Londoners and tenant advocates rallied outside city hall on Monday, demanding city politicians approve tougher bylaws against so-called renovictions than the one now proposed by city staff. The demonstration took place ahead of a city council committee meeting on Monday at which politicians were set to debate a new bylaw targeting […]