The Enigmatic Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has cleared the path of all opposition to his new London Housing Strategy. Johnson plans to scrap affordable housing targets and now Housing Minister John Healey has withdrawn his opposition, Boris may just have his way.
The target set by the previous Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, was to make 50% of new homes in the capital affordable but Johnson’s plans throw out this goal and it seems he has the backing of the voters as well. Under the new plans, only 13,200 homes would be built in London for social renting each year – 2,755 fewer than the target amount and a number that could leave those unable to stop repossession without an affordable housing option. More about this on Monday…
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