Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says a “record number” of affordable homes are being built in London.
Speaking at the Royal Eden Docks on Monday, the mayor said the construction of 25,000 affordable homes started last year.
The Labour Mayor says he has surpassed his promise to start building 116,000 homes by 2023.
Khan said these figures were “concrete proof that London is building again”, and were essential to tackling the “grave social injustice” of unaffordable housing.
London must not become a “playground for the rich”.
The mayor said that building new affordable housing was key to “safeguard the soul of our city.”
He said that the current housing crisis was “turbo-charging inequalities in wealth, health and happiness”, and added that he did not want to see London become a “playground for the rich.”
The latest figures from HM Land Registry showed average house prices in London had reached £532,212, making them the highest in the country.
Mr Khan also reiterated his call for the government to introduce a rent freeze across London, urging them to “take the side of renters.”
Tories say housing target comes “too little, too late”
Conservative Samuel Kasumu, who is standing to be the party’s mayoral candidate, criticised the Mayor’s announcement as “too little, too late.
“Sadiq Khan has failed a generation of Londoners and has not shown the leadership required to fix this serious issue,” Mr Kasumu said.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says a “record number” of affordable homes are being built in London.
Speaking at the Royal Eden Docks on Monday, the mayor said the construction of 25,000 affordable homes started last year.
The Labour Mayor says he has surpassed his promise to start building 116,000 homes by 2023.
Khan said these figures were “concrete proof that London is building again”, and were essential to tackling the “grave social injustice” of unaffordable housing.
London must not become a “playground for the rich”.
The mayor said that building new affordable housing was key to “safeguard the soul of our city.”
He said that the current housing crisis was “turbo-charging inequalities in wealth, health and happiness”, and added that he did not want to see London become a “playground for the rich.”
The latest figures from HM Land Registry showed average house prices in London had reached £532,212, making them the highest in the country.
Mr Khan also reiterated his call for the government to introduce a rent freeze across London, urging them to “take the side of renters.”
Tories say housing target comes “too little, too late”
Conservative Samuel Kasumu, who is standing to be the party’s mayoral candidate, criticised the Mayor’s announcement as “too little, too late.
“Sadiq Khan has failed a generation of Londoners and has not shown the leadership required to fix this serious issue,” Mr Kasumu said.
