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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Berkeley homes - You Need To See This

Controversial plan to bulldoze south London shopping centre for almost 900 homes rejected

Berkeley Homes had applied to build 867 homes on the site of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham

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Plans for 586 homes at south London gasholders to be decided by Sadiq Khan

Sir Sadiq has overruled Kingston Council’s rejection of the scheme

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Famous south London food hall set for demolition to stay open until end of next year

Mercato Metropolitano will be knocked down to make way for 900 new homes

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How almost 600 new homes could be built in a gasworks in south London

Plans have been put forward which would see five apartment blocks built up to 16 storeys tall

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Plans for controversial Peckham redevelopment scheme rejected by council after backlash from residents

Plans for the Aylesham Centre in Peckham were rejected for several reasons, including a lack of affordable housing

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The great affordable housing robbery: promised home numbers shrink across London

The number of new affordable home starts in London dropped by 88 per cent last year

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Peckham redevelopment scheme sees affordable housing numbers slashed

The percentage of affordable housing planned for the site by Rye Lane would shrink to 12 per cent

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Berkeley Homes chief backs Labour house building pledge

Rob Perrins backs ambition of both main parties to build 1.5 million homes during the next 5-year Parliament

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Plans for seven Woolwich tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall for 650 new homes

Plans have been revealed for a series of seven tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall in Woolwich along with a new park. Berkeley Homes has sent plans to Greenwich Council to build over 650 new homes and a park on the former Royal Arsenal site in Woolwich.

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Are we witnessing the slow death of Peckham? How residents are battling big business to save the area's soul

The south London neighbourhood has never been so happening — which may be its downfall. As luxury housing and rising rents loom, residents are battling ‘gentrification on steroids’

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Tenants with shared heat systems shocked to be ‘back-billed’ for hundreds

Those with private heat networks face increased energy tariffs – which suppliers are applying to months of previous usage

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‘It doesn’t need regeneration’: Peckham’s charm under threat from gentrification plans

The quirky appeal of Rye Lane is threatened by developer’s 14 high-rise flats, say residents

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Boss of London’s biggest home builder tips longer lull but no house price fall

Berkeley Group CEO Rob Perrins says subdued market will last “longer than people think” as he stands by annual profit targets

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Social housing tenants warned of ‘play ban’ for children in London site’s shared spaces

Families in multimillion-pound One Tower Bridge development told games breached tenancy agreements

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The best options for first-timers trying to buy a home in or near London.

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