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A LONDON council reopened a High Court case yesterday that concerns supposedly “affordable” flats allegedly being sold on the open market via “sham transactions.”
Southwark Council took the London District Housing Association (LDHA) to court in 2016 over allegations that it had deliberately violated section 106 agreements to provide affordable housing.
Such an agreement between a local authority and a developer is often used to oblige the latter to provide affordable housing as part of a larger development.
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
Campaign group’s legal challenge against decision to approve proposals dismissed
GLYN ROBBINS celebrates how tenant-led campaigning forced the government to drop Pay to Stay, fixed-term tenancies and council home sell-offs under Cameron — but warns that Labour’s faith in private developers will require renewed resistance
