Waltham Forest Council place individuals and households at risk of homelessness at Romford Hotel and insist no block booking made.

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell hit out at Waltham Forest Council for placing individuals and families at the Harefield Manor when Havering has its own housing crisis. Mr Rosindell stated in the Havering Daily that ‘the actions of Waltham Forest Council were completely unacceptable‘ and that ‘they are prepared to dump their problems unto us whilst Havering suffers from a housing and homelessness crisis.’

Many residents in the Romford area have also been angered be the move from the east London council and have asked why our borough cannot place its residents their first.

In response, Councillor Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, at Waltham Forest Council said: “London is the epicentre of the homelessness crisis, caused by decades of insufficient home building and exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. All local authorities in London place people in temporary accommodation outside of their own borough boundaries. 

 “Waltham Forest Council has temporarily placed a number of households at risk of being made homeless in the hotel. No block booking has been made.

 “We went through the normal procedures in these cases, which includes notifying the local authority in which they are placed beforehand.

 “We continue to support families in their time of need, including help to move on to more settled accommodation.

“All boroughs need to work with the new government to find a long-term solution to the increased demand in temporary accommodation London is seeing.”

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