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The Royal Borough of Greenwich top for affordable home-building in London
The Royal Borough of Greenwich had the highest number of new affordable homes started of any London borough last year.
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One in ten new Royal Greenwich council homes designed for people who use wheelchairs
Councillors visited a family in a new wheelchair-adapted home to see how our Greenwich Builds programme is transforming life for residents on the housing waiting list who have a physical disability.
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How innovative construction helps us build zero-carbon council homes
We've been showcasing the innovative modular construction used in our Greenwich Builds programme, which is creating hundreds of zero-carbon council homes for people on the housing waiting list.
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Pupils learn how our zero-carbon council homes are built
With 1,750 Greenwich Builds council homes being created across the borough, there’s a lot of construction going on, providing a great opportunity for young people to learn how homes are built.
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Greenwich Builds is growing! 1,750 council homes to be created across the borough
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has announced it is expanding its council home-building programme, Greenwich Builds, with a commitment to increase the number of homes being created from 750 to 1,750.
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Seven new council homes approved for Greenwich Park
Plans for seven new zero carbon council homes in Greenwich Park have been approved by Royal Borough of Greenwich’s planning board.
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265 new council homes to be built as part of Woolwich Estates redevelopment
The Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Cabinet has agreed to pay Lovell Partnership £87.5m for the purchase of 265 homes, to be let at social rents to people on the Council’s housing waiting lists.
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Safety checks in our council homes
On 13 May 2022, we referred ourselves voluntarily to the Regulator of Social Housing, the national body which oversees all council housing.
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New zero carbon council homes with community/commercial space approved for Barnfield Estate
Royal Borough of Greenwich’s planning board has approved plans to build 14 new zero carbon council homes and a community/commercial unit on the Barnfield Estate.
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Work starts on Council’s purpose-built homes in West Greenwich for people with learning disabilities
A ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of works by the Council to build a specialist development of new homes for people with learning disabilities in Royal Hill, West Greenwich, on 15 March 2022
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How next generation council homes are meeting the needs of people on waiting lists
Today Councillor Danny Thorpe, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich, and Councillor Anthony Okereke, Member for Housing, visited new zero carbon council homes in Eltham.
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Share your views on our plans for 322 new council homes in Kidbrooke
Royal Borough of Greenwich has launched a planning exhibition to gather resident feedback on plans for 322 new low carbon council homes in Kidbrooke, part of its Greenwich Builds programme.
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Royal Greenwich housing estates to get innovative heat pump as part of trailblazing scheme to tackle climate emergency
Borehole drilling commences at the Council's Ernest Dence Estate, Greenwich, to fit highly innovative water-source heat pumps.
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Tenants in new Greenwich Builds council eco-homes see heat pump benefits
Tenants in new Greenwich Builds council houses have endorsed the eco-credentials of their zero-carbon homes during a visit by Royal Borough of Greenwich Member for Housing, Councillor Anthony Okereke.
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Greenwich Builds council homes win Social Housing Project of the Year award
One of the first Greenwich Builds council home schemes has won Social Housing Project of the Year award at the 2021 Offsite Awards.
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More awards shortlisting for Greenwich Builds council homes
Our Greenwich Builds programme, which will see over 750 sustainable new council homes built across the borough, has been shortlisted for more housing awards.
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Tenants move into new over-55s council homes in Greenwich Peninsula
Tenants at a new over-55s council home development yesterday told visiting Cabinet Members how much they appreciated the brand new purpose-built homes.
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£38 million Mayor of London grant for Greenwich Builds council home building
Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38 million by the Mayor of London, as part of of the new Affordable Homes Programme.
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Three more Greenwich Builds council home schemes approved
Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, achieved three further planning approvals this week, bringing the number of approved homes to 336.
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Greenwich Builds council homes shortlisted for multiple awards
Building high quality and sustainable council homes at affordable rents for local people is a top priority for our Greenwich Builds team.
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80 sustainable council homes approved for Kidbrooke - £750,000 investment in local area
Our Greenwich Builds programme, which will provide 750 new council homes for social rent across the borough, has received another major with the approval of 80 sustainable new homes.
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117 new council homes approved for Kidbrooke
Royal Greenwich planning board has granted approval for a major new social housing scheme in Kidbrooke.
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Providing value to the community with Greenwich Builds
To deliver the 750 sustainable council homes that make up our Greenwich Builds programe we’re working with a variety of companies, from construction firms and architects to surveyors and suppliers.
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First Tenants move into new generation of Royal Greenwich Council eco-Homes
Tenants have begun moving into the first of a new generation of council homes, following completion of the pilot Greenwich Builds housing scheme at Lister Terrace in Woolwich.
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Tenants move into new over-60s council homes
Tenants have been expressing their excitement at moving into brand new purpose-built council flats for over-60s in Abbey Wood and Charlton.
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Fraudster couple ordered to pay almost £11,000 for tenancy fraud
A fraudster couple has been ordered to pay almost £11,000 for falsely obtaining a two-bedroom council property in Lee, despite owning a three-bedroom house in Sittingbourne.
