At Mayor’s Question Time today Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged Mayor Boris Johnson over his broken commitment to publish his deal with West Ham to use the Olympic Stadium. Dismore urges Johnson to release full details of Olympic Stadium deal from Andrew Dismore on Vimeo. After he was ordered to do so by the […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreNew research from housing charity Shelter has found that Camden families earning even the highest incomes will not be able to afford any properties built under the Government’s new Starter Homes programme. Local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore said Shelter’s analysis showed that the scheme was “doomed to fail” and warned it could result in fewer truly affordable homes being […]
Read moreNew research from housing charity Shelter has found that Barnet families even with above average incomes will not be able to afford any properties in the borough built under the Government’s new Starter Homes programme. Local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore said Shelter’s analysis showed that the scheme was “doomed to fail” and warned it could result in fewer truly […]
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