City Hall is working closely with the government to get more homes built across London.
Today @julespipe.bsky.social and I met with Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social to discuss housing and planning matters, including the Mayor’s new £12bn London Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
I am so sorry and saddened to hear this. My condolences to his friends and family.
It was good to join National Housing Bank CEO Simon Century at the opening plenary of @insidehousing.bsky.social’s Build More Homes and New Towns summit.
I set out the range of measures being taken by @london.gov.uk and ministers to boost home building. www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/large-o...
Saying hello to our friendly neighbourhood lion. 🦁
It was great to have a tour of Grand Union, a major regeneration scheme on a former industrial site in Brent.
I’m delighted that SNG and Berkeley Group are delivering 269 brand new homes for social rent as part of the next phase of the development, with funding from @london.gov.uk.
It was great to visit Good Place Lettings to hear about their socially responsible alternative to traditional lettings agencies.
They work with landlords who want to offer properties to people who are homeless, with profits reinvested into supporting people experiencing homelessness.
A bad night for Putin and Trump.
An incredible result.
At Budapest Pride last year there was a palpable anger not just about Orbán’s attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, but the institutional corruption that enriched his family and his associates while making Hungary poorer.
“They’re stealing from us!” one man told me.
NEW: Today I’m announcing plans to deliver at least one new late-night youth club in every London borough - the biggest investment in youth clubs ever made by a Mayor.
We’re bringing youth clubs back.
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What a wonderful evening to be by the river!
Thanks for coming down to Merton again Tom! Delighted to be with you on site of our new sustainable council homes
I visited Merton with @metecoban92.bsky.social to see the first new council homes in the borough for 40 years get underway.
The first phase will see 75 homes across several sites built to Passivhaus standards, supported with funding from the @london.gov.uk.
Well done @mertoncouncil.bsky.social!
The City Hall Developer Investment Fund continues the work started by the Mayor’s Land Fund, with a focus on using funding flexibly to get stalled sites moving again, particularly those that can deliver new homes as quickly as possible.
I’m delighted to announce that City Hall has agreed a £50m loan to Peabody to support delivery of 500 affordable homes.
This comes on the day we launch the funding guidance for the initial £324m of @london.gov.uk’s new City Hall Developer Investment Fund. www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/khan-ap...
The Renters’ Rights Act coming into force in May will ban no fault eviction and make it possible to challenge unfair rent rises.
The Mayor of @london.gov.uk is setting up a £400k Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund for renters rights groups and for training for borough enforcement officers.
It is only right our vital key workers can afford to live in a decent, safe home in the city they are serving.
Deputy Mayor @tomcopley.bsky.social spoke to BBC London about @london.gov.uk's action to help key workers into affordable homes for long-term rent.
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Many Londoners who keep our city moving struggle to afford market rents and don’t qualify for social rent.
I spoke to BBC London about how the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s new Key Worker Living Rent homes could save residents on average £7,000 a year for a 2-bed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m at People’s Question Time in Greenwich.
@sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social is setting out how we’re building more council homes than at any time since the 1970s, launching a new Key Worker Living Rent tenure, and working with ministers on a package of measures to boost home building in London. #PQT
It’s absolutely fantastic news for London that both Crews Hill and Chase Park in Enfield, and Thamesmead in Greenwich, have ben confirmed as new towns.
Between them the locations have the potential to deliver 36,000 homes. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Lots to celebrate across London this week:
Ground breaking for Square Roots’ 338 social rent homes at the Biscuit Factory, and LB Southwark’s 340 homes on Ledbury ph2.
🚧 Main works starting on Enfield Council’s Joyce & Snells estate.
🏡 Completed council homes in Lambeth.
History is tragically repeating itself in Lebanon - Kim Ghattas.
“Netanyahu offers perpetual war to his citizens and the region, a logic that aligns with Iran and Hizbollah's interests.”
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Council housing is a top priority for @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social, so it was great to join @helendennis.bsky.social at the groundbreaking for 340 new homes at the Ledbury estate, including 215 council homes funded by the Mayor.
A fantastic scheme led by LB Southwark in partnership with Higgins.
Council housing is a top priority for the Mayor of @london.gov.uk, with more than 25,000 built or underway since 2018.
The Mayor’s new £12bn Social & Affordable Homes Programme is open for bids and will help us to build on that success, working in partnership with boroughs like Lambeth.
It was great to visit Lambeth today with @clairekholland.bsky.social and Cllr Danny Adilypour to hear about Lambeth Council’s ambitions to deliver new council homes.
We also saw brand new council homes delivered by the borough, including Fenwick South built in partnership with Places for London.
City Hall has launched two new services to accelerate home building in London: ATLAS LDN and NHA LDN.
Yesterday @julespipe.bsky.social and I spoke about how they will unblock stalled sites, and help boroughs deal with big planning applications.
Thanks to @businessldn.bsky.social for hosting.
We’re turning @yourroyaldocks.bsky.social into a vibrant waterside community, with plans to deliver 36,000 homes and 55,000 jobs.
It was great to join so many of the people and organisations who are transforming the Docks at today’s forum at Compressor House.
It’s fantastic that 338 new homes for social rent are underway at the Biscuit Factory in Southwark.
Delivered by Square Roots and London Square with the support of Southwark Council and funding from @london.gov.uk, they will make a huge difference to the lives of Londoners.
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It was a beautiful day to mark the start of works on Enfield Council’s Joyce & Snells estate regeneration.
I joined Cllr Ayten Guzel, Cllr Tim Leaver and local school children who’d written messages to bury in a time capsule.
The 2,000 home scheme is part-funded by @london.gov.uk.
It’s great news that Barking Riverside Ltd’s revised planning application has been approved by LBBD council. It will deliver:
🏠 20k homes
🌳 2 public parks
🏥 a health facility
🏫 up to 3 more schools
The scheme is a partnership between @london.gov.uk and L&Q. www.timeout.com/london/news/...
