An important question to ask, expecially when it comes in the wake of recent news such as “London first-time buyers have to save a mega-deposit of £144,000 warns BSALondon first-time buyers have to save a mega-deposit of £144,000 warns BSA” ( [https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/buying-mortgages/london-first-time-buyers-bsa-report-deposit-b1153033.html](https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/buying-mortgages/london-first-time-buyers-bsa-report-deposit-b1153033.html) )
Sadiq’s plan to build houses, built a whopping 4% of the home he promised 8 years ago, Clearly this has nothing to do with him, its someone else’s fault its not happened. please vote for him so we can get another 4% built in another 8 years
I don’t think it is realistic to rely on government built housing. Realistically how many young couples would get access to them? None. They have a priority system for families homeless and other more vulnerable people.
At the end of the day this city will be always populated even if the average rent would be 5k per month. There will be always people who can afford it, and if you cant then get the fuck out. This is how london operates.
The BOE are doing their bit, mortgage rates are unsustainably high, defaults start rising, loads of property will end up at auction in the next few years and the problem solves itself.
How much power does the Mayor have for this though
What I can find on the election candidates promises on housing:
1. Sadiq Khan (Labour): Promises to build 40,000 houses and put rent controls on homes lived in by key workers.
2. Susan Hall (Tory): Says she will “deliver purpose-built rented homes and an increase the supply of homes for ownership, including shared ownership schemes” but focus on high-density, low-rise homes (and tower blocks will only be permitted “where it is appropriate”).
3. Rob Blackie (Liberal Democrat): Says he would review the affordability rate after reforming the London Plan to focus on overall numbers and has proposed a London-owned property developer to tackle the housing crisis.
4. Zoe Garbett (Green Party): Said she would buy up more family-sized private homes for councils and has proposed a Rent Commission to help bring down rents.
5. Howard Cox (Reform UK): He says that Reform UK would triple affordable housing by “making use of the large swathes of GLA and TfL owned land”.
6. Amy Gallagher (Social Democratic Party): Promises to “increase housing, reduce rents!” and “build beautiful” but also adds that her party’s plans will not work if immigration continues to rise (and needless to say, like various other candidates she is very anti-immigration).
7. Nick Scanlon (Britain First): He says the biggest issue in London is the increase in mass immigration, which he will oppose. He says until the issue is properly addressed then affordable housing will remain out of reach.
8. Femy Amin (Animal Welfare Party): She says a key priority for her is creating sustainable and affordable homes for all. She promised to work with local authorities to improve, prioritise and expedite the development of brownfield developments. To improve existing social housing, she will also push the government to relax the Affordable Homes Programme grant funding rules, which will allow local authorities greater flexibility in using funds to regenerate existing homes.
9. Natalie Campbell (Independent): She has pledged to create 40,000 affordable homes, not just to buy but also to rent. She has also promised to end youth homelessness by implementing a tourist levy – a small tax on hotel stays.
10. Brian Rose (London Real Party): He has pledged to build 50,000 new homes across London by Christmas, focusing on unused land owned by TfL. He says he will also create a development company that is majority owned by the mayor of London, with 49% held by private investors.
11. Andreas Michli (Independent): He says he will publish a new London Housing Strategy that sets ambitious housing targets and promotes a more nuanced approach to the green belt. He will also encourage development on brownfield sites.
12. Tarun Ghulati (Independent): To improve housing, Ghulati argues that he will ensure that new developments include a certain percentage of affordable housing units. He will strongly advocate for changes in land use regulations to facilitate the development of affordable housing and he will protect tenants from excessive rent increases with rent control measures.
13. Count Binface (Independent): Has pledged to build one affordable house on a brownfield site.
They are carpeting everywhere with tower blocks, letting HMO conversions pop up all over the place and signing off major internationally backed tower blocks and hotels.
What they aren’t doing is moving to limit our population growth or stop investment purchases of our property, which are the two primary things destroying our housing market for real residents and regular people.
The city is not about the people or the communities, it’s about money and investors.
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An important question to ask, expecially when it comes in the wake of recent news such as “London first-time buyers have to save a mega-deposit of £144,000 warns BSALondon first-time buyers have to save a mega-deposit of £144,000 warns BSA” ( [https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/buying-mortgages/london-first-time-buyers-bsa-report-deposit-b1153033.html](https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/buying-mortgages/london-first-time-buyers-bsa-report-deposit-b1153033.html) )
Sadiq’s plan to build houses, built a whopping 4% of the home he promised 8 years ago, Clearly this has nothing to do with him, its someone else’s fault its not happened. please vote for him so we can get another 4% built in another 8 years
I don’t think it is realistic to rely on government built housing. Realistically how many young couples would get access to them? None. They have a priority system for families homeless and other more vulnerable people.
At the end of the day this city will be always populated even if the average rent would be 5k per month. There will be always people who can afford it, and if you cant then get the fuck out. This is how london operates.
The BOE are doing their bit, mortgage rates are unsustainably high, defaults start rising, loads of property will end up at auction in the next few years and the problem solves itself.
How much power does the Mayor have for this though
What I can find on the election candidates promises on housing:
1. Sadiq Khan (Labour): Promises to build 40,000 houses and put rent controls on homes lived in by key workers.
2. Susan Hall (Tory): Says she will “deliver purpose-built rented homes and an increase the supply of homes for ownership, including shared ownership schemes” but focus on high-density, low-rise homes (and tower blocks will only be permitted “where it is appropriate”).
3. Rob Blackie (Liberal Democrat): Says he would review the affordability rate after reforming the London Plan to focus on overall numbers and has proposed a London-owned property developer to tackle the housing crisis.
4. Zoe Garbett (Green Party): Said she would buy up more family-sized private homes for councils and has proposed a Rent Commission to help bring down rents.
5. Howard Cox (Reform UK): He says that Reform UK would triple affordable housing by “making use of the large swathes of GLA and TfL owned land”.
6. Amy Gallagher (Social Democratic Party): Promises to “increase housing, reduce rents!” and “build beautiful” but also adds that her party’s plans will not work if immigration continues to rise (and needless to say, like various other candidates she is very anti-immigration).
7. Nick Scanlon (Britain First): He says the biggest issue in London is the increase in mass immigration, which he will oppose. He says until the issue is properly addressed then affordable housing will remain out of reach.
8. Femy Amin (Animal Welfare Party): She says a key priority for her is creating sustainable and affordable homes for all. She promised to work with local authorities to improve, prioritise and expedite the development of brownfield developments. To improve existing social housing, she will also push the government to relax the Affordable Homes Programme grant funding rules, which will allow local authorities greater flexibility in using funds to regenerate existing homes.
9. Natalie Campbell (Independent): She has pledged to create 40,000 affordable homes, not just to buy but also to rent. She has also promised to end youth homelessness by implementing a tourist levy – a small tax on hotel stays.
10. Brian Rose (London Real Party): He has pledged to build 50,000 new homes across London by Christmas, focusing on unused land owned by TfL. He says he will also create a development company that is majority owned by the mayor of London, with 49% held by private investors.
11. Andreas Michli (Independent): He says he will publish a new London Housing Strategy that sets ambitious housing targets and promotes a more nuanced approach to the green belt. He will also encourage development on brownfield sites.
12. Tarun Ghulati (Independent): To improve housing, Ghulati argues that he will ensure that new developments include a certain percentage of affordable housing units. He will strongly advocate for changes in land use regulations to facilitate the development of affordable housing and he will protect tenants from excessive rent increases with rent control measures.
13. Count Binface (Independent): Has pledged to build one affordable house on a brownfield site.
They are carpeting everywhere with tower blocks, letting HMO conversions pop up all over the place and signing off major internationally backed tower blocks and hotels.
What they aren’t doing is moving to limit our population growth or stop investment purchases of our property, which are the two primary things destroying our housing market for real residents and regular people.
The city is not about the people or the communities, it’s about money and investors.
F All as usual
The answer is, whoever you vote for, NOTHING!