London Councils Launch Legal Challenge Against Mayor's Affordable Homes Cuts

The fight against Sadiq Khan’s affordable housing reforms is nothing more than snake-oil politics

The legal challenge to the London mayor lowering the affordable housing thresholds shows how much of the debate around housing is built on undeliverable promises, writes Andrew Teacher of Lauder Teacher Associates

London councils won't be able to sue their way to more homes being built

Last week I asked the chief executive of one of the country’s largest housing developers to sum up the state of housebuilding in London, and the answer was “dire.” If I’d allowed two words I suspect one of them would have been unprintable. The situation is so disastrous that Sadiq Khan was forced to lower the affordable housing quota for new developments from 35 per cent to 20 per cent in a bid to get some spades in the ground. Housebuilders in …

London councils launch legal action against mayor's affordable homes cuts

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Three London councils launch legal challenge against Sadiq Khan

Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Lewisham are mounting a legal challenge to Sadiq Khan’s plan to lower the minimum proportion of affordable homes.

Hackney mayor takes Sadiq Khan to court over slashed affordable homes target – Hackney Citizen

Zoë Garbett accuses Sir Sadiq of bowing to developers as Hackney joins Tower Hamlets and Lewisham in a judicial review

Councils launch legal bid to block London Mayor’s ‘emergency’ affordable housing cuts

Three councils have launched a legal challenge against London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s cuts to affordable homes quotas