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Sadiq Khan acts to increase affordable housing and prioritise for Londoners


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Interesting. It also shows though how law and planning rules are getting in the way of any meaningful attempts to do something. Also why does it have to be private developers who build on the land? Why can't it be housing associations or even councils the land is sold to?

Pity he couldn't have enforced a greater percentage of social/affordable housing in the new AFC Wimbledon stadium development.


http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/14696865._All_systems_go___Sadiq_Khan_hands_back_AFC_Wimbledon_stadium_decision_to_Merton_Council/


9.6%. Great, that's really going to make a difference.

It doesn't have to be private developers. The article is simply assuming that even with the 50% affordable housing requirement, private developers (due to economies of scale and general efficiency) will be the highest bidders to join the joint-venture with TFL. That's not unreasonable to assume.


Anyhow, raising the affordable housing requirement (as was his pledge) was always going to reduce land values. It appears though that his focus will just be government land rather than imposing a new 50% requirement across all of London. Otherwise there would be no legal problem.


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> Interesting. It also shows though how law and

> planning rules are getting in the way of any

> meaningful attempts to do something. Also why does

> it have to be private developers who build on the

> land? Why can't it be housing associations or even

> councils the land is sold to?

Londoners being given priority over overseas investors is the main thing.


If developers know that offplan will sell at whatever price they set (foreign investors, largely) then it will follow that they will aim for the high end market.


If they are restricted to sell at to Londoner's primarily, it should mean that prices will be lower, flats of smaller size/ lower spec.


It's a good thing.

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