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Tackling proliferation of unsuitable HMO accommodation in west London

  • Reference: 2025/1186
  • Question by: Bassam Mahfouz
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
A number of areas across west London are reporting challenges with a proliferation of permitted development conversions of family homes to HMOs, which are then being filled with more people then is permissible. Would you support a London-wide variation of Article 4 to permitted development, that would ensure better regulation of such properties to protect Londoners who reside in these homes and their neighbourhoods?

Shared Ownership (6)

  • Reference: 2025/1205
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
What percentage of shared owners in London live in blocks that: (a) are owned by registered providers; and (b) are owned and managed by third parties?

Air Quality Monitoring in Hillingdon

  • Reference: 2025/1179
  • Question by: Bassam Mahfouz
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
What have been the average levels of air pollution at Air Quality Monitoring sites across Hillingdon in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

Shared Ownership (3)

  • Reference: 2025/1202
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
How many GLA-funded registered providers currently have a ‘buyback’ policy for shared owners, and do these policies take into account financial pressures shared owners may be under from above-inflation service charge increases? Are checks carried out to ensure these policies are downloadable and accessible on registered providers’ websites?

Catapults

  • Reference: 2025/1194
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
A resident has contacted me regarding catapults being used to harm animals. How many incidents, if any, involving catapults are being recorded each year by the Metropolitan Police Service and what more can you do to address this criminal behaviour? Is there a case for outlawing catapults?

Green Roots Fund

  • Reference: 2025/1196
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
When will your Green Roots Fund go live?

Safety on Archway Road

  • Reference: 2025/1193
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
In the past two months residents have been left shaken following a number of serious accidents on Archway Road, including two where cars have mounted the pavement. What measures can TfL put in place to provide reassurance to pedestrians and drivers alike of their safety along this stretch of road?

Shared Ownership (9)

  • Reference: 2025/1208
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
How many of London’s shared owners are currently in arrears on rent or service charge and what support is available to them?

Street Homelessness in Hillingdon

  • Reference: 2025/1182
  • Question by: Bassam Mahfouz
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
How does the current level of street homelessness in Hillingdon compare to the same period in previous years? Please provide a breakdown since 2018, by year.

Affordable Housing and the Grey Belt in Ealing and Hillingdon

  • Reference: 2025/1185
  • Question by: Bassam Mahfouz
  • Meeting date: 20 March 2025
How is the Mayor working with councils and developers to unlock Grey Belt sites in Ealing and Hillingdon for genuinely affordable and priority housing?
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