snvm at hammersmith and fulham council they've begun to wonder if bankrupting seizure of homes and useey claim bailiffs only recover 30% of council tax debt and are getting rid of them from april. ifafamily are getting rid of them from april. if a family is trying to keep the bailiffs away and prioritises the bill for council tax, they then might miss their rental payment and then you're level with a homeless family being traumatised. but then presenting the public sector with a huge bill in terms of housing and the problems with homelessness. first credit are in charge of hammersmith's ethical new debt collection. we don't add any interest or charges... like tv money advisors, they set up a payment plan. we would never look to pursue any bailiffs... i'm hoping for hammersmith they will end up with the same amount of money collected or more, which they can get back to the residents. i'm already seeing on cases they've given up on, i'm already collecting money on the cases they'd given up on. i know that will give them more money back for their residents, which is a win—win. for their r

hammersmith and fulham council is denying claims it was warned that two 1960s tower blocks were potentialrdens now patrol constantly, are wild and outdated. but david adler, the borough's former chief structural engineer, says his concerns were outlined in a memo, and after visiting one of the estates he warned about, says the structural issues now exposed show that little has changed. if the walls are not tied into the flaws, then there are gaps enabling smoke to get through, unfortunately. —— floors. councillors in southwark have voted not to accept controversial new plans to regenerate part of elephant and castle in south london. the proposals would have meant the areas famous shopping centre would have been demolished to make way for around 1,000 new homes and a new campus for the london college of communication. but councillors felt the plans didn't include enough rented social housing. there will be another meeting in two weeks, but in the meantime campaigners say it's too early to celebrate. the local authority's planning committee voted not to accept the proposals from the develop

the idea of getting rid of bailiffs has led to warnings that debts to hammersmith and fulham council c sector with a huge bill in terms of rehousing, and all the other impacts homelessness can have. and you can see more on the story tonight on inside out london on bbc one at 7:30pm. a technical glitch is being blamed for a new announcement on london buses which tells passengers to hold on, as the bus is about to move, which plays after the bus moves. here is the proof. please hold on. the bus is about to move. transport for london says the alert is designed to help reduce the number of passengers who injure themselves by trips and falls, but tfl accepts the timing isn't quite right. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, thejubilee line has severe delays due to a faulty train. on the roads: in earls court, two lanes are closed on warwick road northbound for waterworks, near earls court square, while in west london, chelsea embankment remains closed westbound for gas work, between chelsea bridge and albert bridge. let's have a check on the weather now, with sara.