Campaigners Call in Police

Campaigners have called police alleging that a council broke the law by offering tenants priority for new homes in return for supporting a controversial regeneration scheme.  A campaigner opposed to Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s plan to demolish two estates as part of a regeneration scheme has handed in a dossier of evidence at Fulham police station.  In the dossier there are accounts from 22 witnesses, whose names have been redacted, stating they were offered priority for new homes on condition they support the regeneration plans. The campaigner said he will supply police with the names if required to. Consultation results published by the council in April showed that 215 secure council tenants on the estates said they were opposed to the plans out of 331 responses.  Read more on Inside Housing.