| Topic: | Housing policies | |
| Posted by: | Peter Evans | |
| Date/Time: | 21/01/16 21:42:00 |
| We can all choose what we want in May. (1) Zac Goldsmith, Conservative candidate for mayor, housing policies: •A target of 50,000 homes a year for London •A pan-London investment fund for overseas investors to finance new homes •Focus on releasing publicly-owned brownfield land •Putting empty homes back on the market •A London-first bias for new developments •Getting the consent of communities to build the right homes for the areas they are built in •Longer-term tenancies and more certainty over rent increases •Ensure rogue landlords are brought to justice (2) Sadiq Khan, Labour candidate for mayor, housing policies: •Switch conversions of affordable rent homes back to social rent •Prevent developments with ‘poor doors’ from getting planning permission •Set up New Homes Team in City Hall to act as developer of new homes for social rent and first-time buyers •Introduce 50% affordable housing target for any new development •Use mayoral planning powers to prevent ‘buy-to-leave’ housing and put first-time buyers and local tenants first •Invest unspent cash in London Affordable Homes Programme and develop ‘London Home Bonds’ and pension fund investments •Bring forward more land owned by public bodies for development and work with boroughs to identify brownfield land in public and private ownership that is suitable for development •Introduce London Living Rent, with rent linked to one third of average incomes •Set up London-wide not-for-profit letting agency and limit rent rises |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Affordable Housing | 20/01/16 23:12:00 | Elizabeth Ross |
| Re:Affordable Housing | 20/01/16 23:37:00 | Mark Perry |
| Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 20/01/16 23:49:00 | Elizabeth Ross |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 07:38:00 | Mark Perry |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 08:05:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 10:24:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 10:42:00 | Gordon McDonald |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 11:07:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 12:02:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 12:36:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 13:21:00 | Adrian Irving |
| Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 13:33:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 15:07:00 | Andrew Cumming |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 15:31:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 08:01:00 | Andrew Cumming |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 15:20:00 | Andy Pease |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 15:34:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 15:57:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:35:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:15:00 | Cllr Sam Hearn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 18:43:00 | Adrian Irving |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:15:00 | Cllr Sam Hearn |
| Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:19:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:31:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:40:00 | Cllr Sam Hearn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 16:48:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 18:48:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 18:52:00 | Carl Wynne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:16:00 | Adrian Irving |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:27:00 | Adrian Irving |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:29:00 | Carl Wynne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:34:00 | Adrian Irving |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:10:00 | Claudia Jachtmann |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 21/01/16 19:21:00 | Claudia Jachtmann |
| Housing policies | 21/01/16 21:42:00 | Peter Evans |
| Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 11:14:00 | Stephen Gould |
| Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 11:21:00 | Brian May |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 11:46:00 | Ben Gemmingen |
| Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 12:18:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 12:26:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 12:28:00 | Alison Neary |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Affordable Housing | 22/01/16 13:57:00 | Philippa Bond |