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“A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used,” Margaret Atwood wrote in 1982 I spoke to #trans singers helping others in the community train their voices🗣️🎶 @LdnTransChoir @BeckLombardi @HuntingHeartsUK @MoTransology Tap to read my piece👇🏾🏳️‍⚧️ …hoolofjournalism.shorthandstories.com/singer-trans-v…

Head to @SE_Londoner_ to watch my video report on the future of the #Bermondsey Beer Mile as craft breweries face insolvency 🍻 #craftbeer selondoner.co.uk

Police have closed Petts Wood Station in Bromley, not allowing passengers off the train and directing them to carry onto Orpington instead after saying the station is a crime scene and a person has been stabbed

... it appears that in most instances the money collected is not being used to improve the private rented sector or protect the interests of tenants, causing further frustration for reputable landlords who carry the cost of improving the sector without seeing any results.”

Chris Norris, policy director of @NRLAssociation, said: “Local authority licensing schemes can be costly and act as a tax on good landlords who maintain their properties and look out for their tenants. “On top of adding further costs to landlords...

Four landlords were fined including a £5,000 penalty for one around Portobello Road and up to ten other properties in Earls Court were being investigated after 562 inspections.

While this was a longer form, in depth piece, there were still lots of research and comments I couldn't include. Read this thread to learn more about the regulation of private rental sector 👇🏾

Kensington and Chelsea Council began a crackdown in June on private rentals not compliant with an additional licensing scheme for shared homes that it introduced a year before — with 674 such properties being licensed. This is in addition to a mandatory licence for all landlords.

He added: “A recent report showed that more than 100 councils [in England and Wales] hadn't taken any enforcement action against landlords in the past five years, so they're not doing a great job at that at the moment.” propertyindustryeye.com/rogue-landlord…

He said: “Tenants go to their council and report safety concerns but they're often ignored or it can take months or even years for a council to do anything.”

Jae Vail of @LDNRentersUnion criticised the lack of power councils possessed to regulate private rental prices and said that their ability to maintain standards of quality in the market, a statutory requirement of local authorities, was weak.

Want to see some nerdy maps and charts about the (un)affordability of certain London boroughs? 🏠 Read my piece below for @LondonersNews 📊 nwlondoner.co.uk/news/04122024-…

I'm often a bit apprehensive about meshing journalism and my personal life. But it was a real joy to write about the free tango events by @QueerTangoLdn and the King's X Summer Sounds music festival at @CoalDropsYard! The next tango is Saturday at 2:30pm💃🏾 nwlondoner.co.uk/news/21082024-…

Services apprear to be returning to normal 🚌 x.com/BPL_Transport/…

Local cabbies say the protest is expected to last until noon and is "long overdue".

Blackpool taxi drivers protest Uber after the newly-elected Labour MP Chris Webb questioned its lack of operating license in the area. The town, known for its iconic trams, had planned to open the new Talbot Road tramway today. #blackpool #transport #uber #tram #publictransport

Private schools are promoting advance fee payment as a way to avoid VAT on school fees under a future Labour government. We're concerned that schools and parents are taking a risk they don't understand, and it could all become a big mess. Thread:

The counting process is still underway for the Ealing & Hillingdon Constituency at Walpore Park. #LondonersVote2024 #LocalElection2024