Council Demands HS2 Funds Rehousing Of Hundreds Of Tenants

A London council has demanded that the company building High Speed 2 (HS2) funds the rehousing of hundreds of its tenants, whose homes it claims will be made “virtually uninhabitable” by rail works. Camden Council has threatened to report HS2 Limited to parliament over breaching assurances on noise levels made while legislation setting the framework for the project was being passed if it does not agree to a compensation deal and has notified the Department for Transport. The local authority warned it “will be forced to take matters into its own hands” if a solution for residents is not found. Read more on Inside Housing.

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