Wandsworth housing news
Wandsworth housing and property news, newest first: new developments, house prices from the Land Registry and housing decisions.
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Wandsworth Housing Register: Five-Year Rule Proposed
Joining Wandsworth's housing register would take five years' residence out of the last seven, under plans now out to consultation. Comment by 18 January 2027.
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Tooting
Tooting Short Let Past 90 Nights Faces Enforcement Notice
A Gassiot Road home in Tooting Bec let on Airbnb and Booking.com for more than 90 nights this year faces a council enforcement notice to stop the short lets.
House Prices
Wandsworth House Prices Down 5.3%; Rents Up 4.1% to £2,640
The average Wandsworth home sold for £694,210 in August, down 5.3% in a year, the eighth steepest fall in England. Rents rose 4.1% to £2,640 a month.
House Prices
Wandsworth House Prices Down 5.5%, Ninth Worst in England
The average Wandsworth home is £686,076, down 5.5% in a year and the ninth steepest fall of 295 areas in England. Prices rose in July for a second month.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station: 203 Council Homes Approved
Officers approved 203 council homes at Battersea Power Station on 27 August. Part 18 storeys, car free, and extra to the site's own affordable housing quota.
Planning
Wandsworth £50,000 Housing Levy Not Applied Until 28 July
Two schemes approved on 20 August paid nothing to affordable housing. Wandsworth's £50,000-per-home charge only bites on applications filed from 28 July.
Council
Wandsworth Council Tax: 71% Rise Built Into Funding Deal
Wandsworth’s own Spending Review says the Government’s funding sums assume a 71% Band D rise over two years, and 230% if the council does nothing else.
House Prices
Wandsworth House Prices Up 2.3%, First Rise in 9 Months
The average Wandsworth home hit £680,105 in June, up 2.3% after nine straight monthly falls. Over the year it is still down 5.2%, London's eighth steepest fall.