The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out plans for a £250,000 boost to set up the first-ever one-stop shop to help Londoners build their own genuinely affordable homes in the capital. The Homes for Londoners Community Housing Hub will offer support to Londoners and community groups who want to build homes in the …
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan announce partnership with L&Q for new affordable homes
Sadiq Khan has today announced a partnership with one of the capital’s largest housing associations, L&Q, which will see £8 billion invested in 20,000 new homes across the capital – 12,000 of which will be genuinely affordable. This is the first agreement under the Mayor of London’s record-breaking £3.15bn affordable housing deal secured from government …
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London mayor Sadiq Khan approves Chelsea FC’s new stadium
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today approved Chelsea Football Club’s plans for a state-of-the-art £500 million stadium on the site of their existing Stamford Bridge ground. Plans for the new stadium will see Chelsea’s match-day capacity increase from 41,600 to 60,000 and will include the construction of an elevated walkway over the nearby …
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Mayor of London urges short-term letting agents to bring in 90-day limit
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called on online short-term letting agents to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts from renting out homes in the capital for more than 90 days. Airbnb – which has about 50,000 listings in the capital – announced in December last year that it would place a block on …
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Sadiq Khan announces plans to help secure London’s affordable workspace
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to recruit a team of entrepreneurs and business leaders to help protect London’s workshops, studios and workspaces. The Workspace Providers Board will advise on securing workspace, including through the planning process, and creating new space, for example through identifying sites for building new developments or re-fitting …
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Sadiq Khan sets out new planning rules to speed up the building of more affordable housing in the capital
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out new planning rules to speed up the building of more affordable housing, alongside plans for how record-breaking investment of £3.15bn will support 90,000 new affordable homes in the capital. The Mayor’s new funding programme details how he will use the investment – the biggest housing deal …
London mayor fast-tracks more public land for affordable homes
London mayor Sadiq Khan announced two more sites that Transport for London (TfL) will bring forward as part of his plan to fast-track public land to deliver more genuinely affordable homes for Londoners. He has speeded up the building of new homes on land owned by TfL after it identified the potential for up to …
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London mayor Sadiq Khan to start tracking foreign property ownership in London
London mayor Sadiq Khan plans to launch an inquiry into foreign property ownership in London amid rising house prices and growing fears over a potential “surge” in money flowing in from overseas, according to the Guardian report. “It’s clear we need to better understand the different roles that overseas money plays in London’s housing market, …
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan sets up ‘Homes for Londoners’ team
London mayor Sadiq Khan has released the first details of his plans to set up a powerful ‘Homes for Londoners’ team at City Hall to oversee homebuilding in the capital and boost the delivery of new and affordable homes. The Mayor of London has begun work to pull together and bolster housing and development capacity …
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