Grant Williams

Local Democracy Reporter at Reach PLC

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Landlord brothers fined for illegal letting in Brent

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Grant Williams

Image source, Brent CouncilImage caption, Fifteen students were found living in a north London house, two or three to a roomLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceTwo brothers have received a £20,000 fine and been put on the "rogue landlord" database after 15 tenants were found crammed inside a seven-bed property in north London. Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia rented out the property to students who slept on mattresses on the floor with two or three to a room.
Landlord brothers fined for illegal renting in Brent

1 week ago | bbc.com | Grant Williams

Landlord brothers fined 20K for illegal rentingGrant WilliamsLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBrent CouncilFifteen students were found living in a north London house, two or three to a roomTwo brothers have received a £20,000 fine and been put on the "rogue landlord" database after 15 tenants were found crammed inside a seven-bed property in north London. Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia rented out the property to students who slept on mattresses on the floor with two or three to a room.
Landlord brothers fined 20K for illegal renting

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Grant Williams

Two brothers have received a £20,000 fine and been put on the "rogue landlord" database after 15 tenants were found crammed inside a seven-bed property in north London. Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia rented out the property to students who slept on mattresses on the floor with two or three to a room. Brent Council housing enforcement officers went to the property in Kenton in July 2023 after reports of its unlicensed operation as a house of multiple occupancy (HMO).
Harrow Council denies abandoning 'no mow May'

2 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Grant Williams

No Mow May. Harrow Council has confirmed that it won\'t take part in \'No Mow May\' this year. Image Credit: Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Permission to use with all LDRS partners Harrow Council has denied ‘abandoning’ its commitment to protecting the local environment after confirming it will not take part in ‘No Mow May’ this year.
'Completely outrageous' - North London residents slam 'classic tactic' to open new gambling site

2 weeks ago | mylondon.news | Grant Williams

Residents of a North London neighbourhood are furious over what appears to be an ‘incremental planning tactic’ to convert a former high street bank into ‘another gambling den’. The site was only approved to become a bingo hall earlier this year but, as was widely predicted at the time, the developers have already applied to expand it into an adult gaming centre.
Petition to save 'beautiful' listed North London Victorian villa from demolition

2 weeks ago | mylondon.news | Grant Williams

A North London historical society has launched a petition to prevent a 150-year-old Victorian villa from being demolished as part of a redevelopment project. The fate of the locally listed building has been in the balance since planning permission was granted around six years ago, however it expired before construction began, leaving the building's future uncertain.
Cygnet Hospital in Harrow CQC inspection report 2025

3 weeks ago | times-series.co.uk | Grant Williams

Staff From Cygnet Hospital Harrow. Staff morale at Cygnet Hospital is said to have improved since its last inspection (Image: Cygnet) A psychiatric hospital has seen a marked improvement after a leadership change and a multi-million pound refurbishment. The Cygnet Hospital in Harrow was given the second-highest ‘good’ rating following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on December 4 and 5.
Special needs school expansion 'could save more than £1m a year'

3 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Grant Williams

2 1/1 Plans to expand a special needs primary school so it can take 30 more pupils have been given the green light. Alexandra School in South Harrow, which provides education to 80 pupils with learning difficulties, received nearly £1 million in funding from Harrow Council last year so it could cater for growing demand for places.
Criminals 'threatened violence' before dumping 650 tonnes of industrial waste

3 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Grant Williams

Wealdstone Flytip. The waste included building and construction debris, household items and hazardous materials. Image: Powerday More than 650 tonnes of illegally dumped industrial waste has been cleared from a site earmarked for housing. Harrow Council in February approved plans to build 149 new homes on the site of the former driving school in Wealdstone South – named Byron Quarter – which until 2023 had been used to park special needs minibuses.
North London council to pay family £9K after incontinent son's care needs delayed by over year

3 weeks ago | mylondon.news | Grant Williams

A family has been awarded a pay out of more than £9,000 after a North London council delayed providing support to their son with ‘significant care needs’. It took more than a year before he got the additional help he required, meaning the family had to provide support for up to 80 hours a week - which should have been funded by the local authority.