Only 5% of PRS listings affordable to low income households
Research as here on behalf of London Councils has shown that people on Local Housing Allowance cannot afford 95% of private rental homes in London.
Related to that, new analysis reveals that London boroughs collectively spent £1.6 billion on homelessness in the 2023-24 financial year, with £4 million a day allocated to temporary accommodation.
Solving the Housing Affordability Crisis
The government-commissioned report “The demand for housing as an investment: Drivers, outcomes and policy interventions to enhance housing affordability in the UK” written by Professor Josh Ryan-Collins of UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), calls for major reforms to the UK’s housing market to curb speculative investment demand and make homes more affordable.
Letter by planning Minister to RTPI
The Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP, has written to the President of the Royal Town Planning Institute to convey a clear message on behalf of government to professional planners on the vital role they have in building the homes we need.
Is Building on London’s Green Belt Inevitable?
Speakers:
- The Enfield Society’s Dave Cockle and John West
- Mike Kiely, Chair of the Planning Officers Society
- Samuel Watling, on behalf of PricedOut – a housing campaign charity
- Alice Roberts of CPRE London
A full report of the meeting is available here
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