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Westminster House Prices Down 14.3% to £887,206 in August
The average Westminster home fell 14.3% in a year to £887,206 in August, London's second-steepest fall. July has been revised up by £15,373.
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Ebury Bridge
Ebury Bridge Phase Two Cleared by Safety Regulator: 334 Homes
The Building Safety Regulator has approved all five Phase Two blocks at Ebury Bridge, clearing the way for 334 homes, 228 for social rent, due summer 2029.
Housing
Westminster Homeless Service: 58 Beds, New Charity Provider
Changing Lives now runs Westminster's Next Steps service: 58 beds for homeless single adults in six Marylebone and Maida Vale properties, three staffed 24/7.
North Paddington
Lydford Community Hall Reopens in North Paddington After Refit
Lydford Community Hall on Fernhead Road has reopened after a refit budgeted at £602,889. It holds 80 people and can be booked from £20 an hour, three working days ahead.
House prices
Westminster House Prices Fall 20.7%, Steepest in London
July's first figures put Westminster's average home at £876,788, down 20.7%, the steepest fall in London. Since revised; August is down 14.3% to £887,206.
Housing
Westminster loses 16 Marylebone affordable flats on appeal
Sixteen Marylebone flats, ten at social rent, are no longer tied to affordable housing. A clause written to reassure lenders freed them, and Westminster pays.