Tower Hamlets buys Canary Wharf offices for temporary homes

Summarised from This Is Local London's report · Updated 23 Oct, 11:29 · Archive

Tower Hamlets Council will convert four office buildings in Canary Wharf into 180 temporary family homes.

Tower Hamlets Council has announced plans to acquire four office buildings on Marsh Wall in Canary Wharf and convert them into temporary family housing. The project will deliver approximately 180 homes, including 167 two-bedroom and 13 three-bedroom units for local families.

Over 3,100 households in Tower Hamlets are currently in temporary accommodation, with around 2,700 of these being families. Homelessness in the borough is rising at approximately 11 per cent each year. Executive mayor Lutfur Rahman said the investment would help families remain in the borough and close to their support networks, whilst reducing reliance on expensive nightly paid accommodation and out-of-borough placements.

Cllr Abu Talha Chowdhury, cabinet member for finance, assets and governance, stated that councils across London face unprecedented pressures from rising homelessness and temporary accommodation costs, and that the proposal would provide good-quality homes and deliver better value for residents.

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• Tower Hamlets to buy four Canary Wharf offices for 180 temporary homesTower Hamlets Council plans to buy four Marsh Wall offices in Canary Wharf, creating 180 temporary homes for families.This Is Local London · 23 Oct, 09:19

In this story: Tower Hamlets Council · Canary Wharf · Marsh Wall · Lutfur Rahman · Abu Talha Chowdhury

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