A grassroot campaign demanding 100% council housing, at Social Rent, on public land at Meridian Water in Edmonton.
Enfield, London
Joined August 2019
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Please read our statement on MW1b proposal.
We ask again, who is Enfield council building Meridian Water for? Because Phase 1b (just like 1a) does not provide affordable housing for Edmonton residents!
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Enfield Council was warned about borrowing vast sums of money to fund #MeridianWater, which has failed to deliver. They ignored the warnings and are now on the brink of bankruptcy, with residents picking up the tab, particularly the most vulnerable.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/enfiel…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
#MeridianWater if properly delivered could help solve Enfield's housing crisis.
But if the council mess it up, it will be a huge missed opportunity in terms of homes & jobs, and lead to significant cuts to services.
@EnfieldCouncil - please publish the masterplan.
@4Meridian
We need to know what the council's plans are for Meridian Water
Matt Burn from campaign group Better Homes Enfield calls for the council to finally publish its new masterplan for Meridian Water
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Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Why are we investing 6bn of tax payer's money on the @MeridianWater Regeneration Programme if it's not going to tackle the housing crisis in the borough? @4Meridian @chakrabortty @EnfieldDispatch @GlobalNet21 @MayorofLondon @PovertyLondon
We were told that the @MeridianWater Regeneration Programme was going to reduce the housing crisis in the borough, so what has happened? The only people are benefiting are the property developers and their shareholders @chakrabortty @EnfieldDispatch @MayorofLondon.
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
In Enfield, since 2018, Enfield Labour has demolished more social rent homes than they have built. Actions speak louder than words.
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Enfield Council's flagship Meridian Water project had two prominent directors at its helm, Peter George and Simon Gardner. Their recent departures have raised significant concerns about the project's future. @EnfieldDispatch @chakrabortty @4Meridian
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Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
UK building group Vistry [Enfield Council's Meridian Water partner] to focus solely on social housing.
"Vistry said streamlining operations would result in some job cuts, while promising investors a £1bn windfall over the next three years"
@4Meridian
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Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Are these tenants @4Meridian by any chance, homeless families from Edmonton in hotel accommodations? Transparency matters. @EnfieldCouncil,please share the selection criteria. @MeridianWater @EnfieldDispatch
#Transparency @MayorofLondon @chakrabortty
enfielddispatch.co.uk/meridi…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Maybe you could promote sustainable development by getting Enfield Council to publish the #MeridianWater Masterplan for consultation (as was promised) so local people and businesses can respond and provide input, ideas and solutions?
@4Meridian
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Oh yes. Was blocked from Enfield Council after writing this enfielddispatch.co.uk/critic…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
This journalist wouldn't be getting any more interviews from the leader of @EnfieldCouncil. Anyone criticised @EnfieldCouncil Labour Administration is sent to Coventry. @chakrabortty @EnfieldDispatch @MayorofLondon @LoveUrdoorstep @GlobalNet21 @myldn @MeridianWater @4Meridian
The leader of @EnfieldCouncil got a roasting for sending homeless families up North while we got a 6bn @MeridianWater Housing Programme that can't get tenants to occupied them@chakrabortty @EnfieldDispatch @EnfieldHousing @LoveUrdoorstep @MeridianWater @MayorofLondon @myldn
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Questions about the financial viability of Meridian Water were raised by @4Meridian and others years ago. The council ends up borrowing huge amounts to build unaffordable homes on public land and now cant sell them even as a gentrification project! #Enfield #HousingCrisis
Cut-price Meridian Water homes 'raise questions' about project's viability
enfielddispatch.co.uk/cut-pr…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
The leadership of Enfield Council were warned about this scenario by the scrutiny committee in 2020, but didn't seem to take their concerns seriously and then got rid of the committee.
This public project has been allowed to proceed for far too long without proper scrutiny.
Cut-price Meridian Water homes 'raise questions' about project's viability
enfielddispatch.co.uk/cut-pr…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Build a lot more social rent housing and stop demolishing them
Average Enfield worker needs 27 years to save for average Enfield house
enfielddispatch.co.uk/averag…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Enfield – more homeless families forced out socialistparty.org.uk/articl… via @https://xitter.cf/Socialist_party
"The number of properties on Meridian Water is about the same as the number of registered homeless people in the borough. If 100% of those properties were council homes the problem would be solved with one stroke.
Instead, there will be 0% council housing"
socialistparty.org.uk/articl…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
It's time to stop referring to Shared Ownership homes as 'affordable' housing.
New Shared Ownership flats at #MeridianWater require annual household incomes of £80k+ in order to be affordable.
Local average household incomes are £25-30k.
betterhomes-enfield.org/2023…
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Council cuts Meridian Water team from 45 to 20 but is now recruiting a new Director (£106,034 - £129,050 per annum).
Zero mention of proper community engagement in job spec, but they will get 'a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact on the community'.
#TopDownPlanning
Enfield Council: Director of Meridian Water dlvr.it/Snwf07
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Why do I have to write an FOI request to @EnfieldCouncil to find out what is happening at Meridian Water? Shocking. Where is the new “Masterplan”?
Meridian 4 Council Homes retweeted
Why is @EnfieldCouncil excluding the local community from the @MeridianWater masterplanning?
#MeridianWater
betterhomes-enfield.org/2023…