Khan: Housing bill to hit London

30th October 2015

Analysis of the government’s plans to extend the right to buy scheme, and the forced sale of council houses in the housing bill, claims there will be more than 21,000 fewer affordable properties in London by 2020. The research, by Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan, also says the proposals to enable the sale of housing association properties would likely result in the money being spent outside the capital, instead of being used to invest in more affordable housing within London. Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith said the aim of this bill was right, “extending the possibility of home ownership to a million people,” but added: “The details matter and the bill needs amending to ensure it works for Londoners.”

The Guardian (27/10/2015)