OLDER FITZROVIA NEWSLETTER August 2012 Time to Sing has been very popular. It will continue for the first two Mondays in August (6th and 13th) 11-12.30 in August at Fitzrovia Court, 24 Carburton St W1W 5AS. Come and have fun singing familiar songs with a friendly group of people. I’m not sure whether we’ll continue …
Why our housing advice service is so important
It's been a difficult couple of weeks and our advice service remains busy with enquiries about housing. In March we supported three tenants against a very large rent increase -- the landlord wanted to triple the rent for one of the tenants and double it for others. We were successful in arguing a case for …
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Summary of our response to Westminster City Council’s draft tenancy strategy consultation
This is a summary of our response to the draft tenancy strategy and has been prepared by one of our trustees and one of our advice and development workers. Our organisation is proud to be one of WCC’s recognised amenity societies and we are also pleased to be one of the charities funded by the council to …
Helping tenants fight huge rent increases
This month we helped three tenants to fight a huge rent increase requested by their landlord. The tenants faced a doubling or tripling of rent. The tenants were due to be visited by the valuation office to inspect their small flats and make a decision about the rent increase. We were contacted by one of …
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Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Statistics interim report
Neighbourhood statistics and indeces of total deprivation for Fitzrovia.
Advertising and marketing in Fitzrovia
Advertising and marketing in Fitzrovia. Some population information. Regular advertisers in Fitzrovia News.