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Staggering cost of meeting London's housing target revealed in new research

Analysis comes as London Assembly housing chief warns an entire generation ‘will never get on to the housing ladder independently’

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London's housing crisis is harming generations — so how could we fix it?

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England was announced this week ahead of today’s spring statement but the housing market’s problems run deep. Here’s an overview of where we are and how we got there

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Dalston fire victims demand support as they remain displaced months later

Residents ;watched on in terror’ as flames ripped through the Dalston Lane block of the Pembury Estate last year

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Concerns raised over impact of Chinese 'super-embassy' on London's 'very stretched' police

Labour and Tory members of the London Assembly were united on Wednesday in their opposition to the proposed embassy in Tower Hamlets

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Campaign to save east London mechanic who faces eviction after falling £112k behind on rent

Len Maloney of JC Motors says his rent has become unaffordable, after it was more than doubled in the years leading up to the pandemic

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East London station's step-free upgrade remains unstarted five years after being announced

Hackney Downs is one of several London stations which was promised step-free access in 2019, but where works are yet to begin

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Concern over long-awaited accessibility upgrade at Hackney Downs station after four-year delay

Officials were said to be discussing ‘the most cost-effective way to deliver the scheme’

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Minister urged to un-freeze housing benefit amid rising homelessness

A City Hall politician has urged minister Mel Stride to increase local housing allowance

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Sadiq Khan rejects call for London social housing ‘champion’

The London Assembly’s cross-party housing committee said a social housing commissioner for the capital would give tenants a louder voice

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Politicians take aim at ‘rogue landlords’ in London ‘wild west’ of supported housing

One shocking case saw two homicides take place in an “inapproporiately mixed accommodation unit”

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Sadiq Khan told to consider lower rents for women due to gender pay gap

London Assembly Member Sem Moema said the policy idea could “begin to level the playing field for women” renting in the capital

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All London boroughs now ‘unaffordable’ for local salaries — here’s the pay increase you’d need to afford a home in your area

Even ‘affordable’ London areas are now beyond the reach of local buyers on average salaries.

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