Call for empty homes to be used in housing crisis after surge in vacant properties in Southend
EMPTY homes in Southend must be brought back into use to cope with the housing crisis, councillors have demanded –
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Cllr Ian Gilbert
Southend rent hike fears over bid for better homes
Southend tenants could be left to pick up the bill for a new scheme which sees landlords paying out hundreds
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More than 80% of Southend’s former rough sleepers now in permanent homes, says council
A “Herculean” response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 80 per cent of former rough sleepers in
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Unpaid Southend council tax and business rate bills reach more than £5million
More than £5million in taxes have not been collected by Southend Council since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it
Read moreSouthend Council leader says authority can afford half a million on extra staffing despite £10m funding gap
Half a million pounds is set to be spent each year on employing extra staff members at Southend Council despite
Read more Staff shortages leave Southend’s counter fraud team struggling to handle growing number of cases
A backlog of almost 100 fraud cases and struggles to employ enough investigators has left Southend Council’s counter fraud team
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‘Largest regeneration project in Southend’s history’ moves forward as plans are submitted to council
The biggest regeneration project in Southend’s history could have planning permission by the beginning of 2021, bringing more than 1,750
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Southend Council bosses ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with county council plan to shake-up governance
Members of Southend’s cabinet have expressed serious concerns about Essex County Council’s plan to have all district and county councils
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Southend Council hoping to build up to 12 homes on Lundy Close despite objections
After more than a year of controversy council bosses have said they will move ahead with plans to build homes
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Coronavirus scuppers Southend specialist college plan – now money needs to be paid back
The council did everything it could to stop the £18million plan for a new specialist college in the heart of
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