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Tag Archives: housing
Teresa Pearce MP pledges her support for Shelter’s #EndDSSDiscrimination
Teresa Pearce MP met with Shelter to lend her support to their #EndDSSDiscrimination campaign. According to a YouGov survey of almost 4.000 private renters, one in three renters receiving housing benefit haven’t been able to rent a home due to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, House of Commons, Press Notices
Tagged End DSS Discrimination, housing, Housing Benefit, Private Renting, shelter, Work and Pensions
Teresa Pearce raises the tax gap with the Prime Minister at PMQs
Yesterday I asked about the tax gap at PMQs. In 2014 I wrote to HMRC and the then Chancellor to ask how much tax was unpaid on letting income from private landlords. In 2015 they wrote back to say it was approximately … Continue reading
Posted in News, Press Notices, Speeches
Tagged HMRC, housing, PMQ, private landlords, social housing, tax
Teresa Pearce MP backs Bill to help make rented homes safer in Erith and Thamesmead
Teresa Pearce MP is delighted to see Fitness for Human Habitation Bill get one step nearer to becoming law. Teresa was one of many MPs on hand to see the Bill safely through its Third Reading on Friday 26th … Continue reading
Teresa Pearce MP drops in on Habinteg to call for more accessible housing
(L-R Andrew Gibson – Habinteg Vice Chair, Sheron Carter- Habinteg Chief Executive, Sam Renke – … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Events, Press Notices
Tagged Affordable housing, For Accessible Homes, housing
Update: Grenfell Tower
I have been contacted by many constituents following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington last Wednesday. Many who have contacted me live in tower blocks across the local area, and are concerned at the safety and security … Continue reading
Posted in News, Update
Tagged Abbey Wood, belvedere, bexley council, building, building regulations, cladding, CLG, Erith, Fire, fire safety, greenwich council, grenfell, grenfell tower, housing, north heath, orbit, Peabody, Planning, plumstead, private rented, social housing, Thamesmead, tower, tower blocks
Teresa welcomes new Thamesmead Planning Approval
Teresa Pearce MP today welcomed the granting of planning permission for the development of new homes in South Thamesmead. Full permission has now been granted for the Housing Zone development by Peabody of 525 units of housing as … Continue reading
Posted in Consultation, Local events, News, Press Notices
Tagged Abbey Wood, Affordable housing, commercial, community, crossrail, gallions, Homes, housing, housing crisis, Peabody, Regeneration, Teresa Pearce, Teresa Pearce MP, Thamesmead
VIDEO: Teresa addresses Labour Party Conference on the Housing Crisis
Teresa recently addressed the Labour Party Conference on the housing crisis. You can watch the video of her speech below. You can find the text of Teresa’s speech here.
Posted in News, Speeches, Videos
Tagged 2016, Conference, housing, housing crisis, labour, Labour Party Conference, Liverpool, Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, Teresa Pearce MP
Teresa responds to the Government’s decision to delay plans to privatise the Land Registry
Teresa Pearce MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing and Planning Minister, responding to the Government’s decision to delay plans to privatise the Land Registry, said: “At last the government has seen sense and decided to think again about this senseless scheme … Continue reading
Posted in News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged housing, Land Registry, Neighbourhood Planning Bill, Planning, Privatisation
Teresa comments on analysis of home ownership levels
Teresa, Labour’s Shadow Housing and Planning Minister, commenting on analysis of home ownership levels by the Resolution Foundation, said: “This analysis is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to get to grips with the housing crisis. Millions … Continue reading
Posted in News, Quotes
Tagged home ownership, house building, housing, housing crisis, shadow minister, starter homes, tenure
Teresa and Shelter urge constituents to make use of new housing tools
Teresa Pearce MP today welcomed new online tools recently unveiled by housing charity Shelter on their website, shelter.org.uk. The tools offer advice, support and guidance for anybody considering applying for a discretionary housing payment or for anyone facing … Continue reading
Posted in News, Press Notices
Tagged advice, charity, DHP, discretionary housing payments, guidance, homelessness, housing, labour, online tools, pearce, shelter, support, teresa, Teresa Pearce, Teresa Pearce MP