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Lambeth faces fraud inquiry over £22m overspend
Labour bosses face an investigation over a possible overspend of £22m in housing budgets. Houses were left empty while the council continued to pay private landlords for their use and it regularly took six weeks for new tenants…
Tenants face £12+ a week rent rises
Council tenants face a huge hike in weekly rents by next April of between £10 and £14 a week with cuts in services starting almost immediately, especially for those living on tenant organisation managed estates. Heating and lighting costs are also going up…