Khan: easing the crisis will not be easy

10th June 2016

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told the Standard that he cannot solve the capital’s housing crisis overnight, adding that in the short term the city will be delivering homes that predecessor Boris Johnson gave permission for – “and they are not affordable.” Mr Khan says he wants to create diversity of homes in the capital with “first dibs for Londoners,” adding that this will include “a role for council homes, a role for a new type of rental property called a London living rent [in new builds where the rent will be capped at a third of the average local earnings] and a role for shared ownership”.

Evening Standard (08/06/2016)