"There is especially a lack of affordable family-sized and accessible homes in the capital, with Sir Sadiq Khan told to adopt new measures to enable and incentivise these types of properties, despite being more expensive to build. Just three per-cent of all homes built through City Hall's Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) between 2016 and 2025 had four or more bedrooms, while less than a fifth had three bedrooms."
"The G15, a group of London's leading housing associations, told the committee's investigation that allocating grants based on habitable rooms rather than per unit would better reflect the cost and space requirements of different home types, supporting delivery that aligns with local need. As a Committee, we think that grant should be adjusted for any bid delivering family-sized homes and not just in certain cases, the report added, while also recommending the GLA introduces targets for family-sized homes built through the AHP."
Only three per cent of homes built through City Hall's Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) between 2016 and 2025 had four or more bedrooms, and fewer than one in five had three bedrooms. Seventy-eight per cent were studios, one-bedroom or two-bedroom properties. Developers are not receiving appropriate grants to motivate larger homes. The G15 recommends allocating grants by habitable rooms rather than per unit to reflect differing costs and space needs. A committee calls for grant adjustments for family-sized bids and targets for family-sized AHP homes. Monitoring and targets for accessible housing remain inadequate, with unreliable data. Allocating higher grant rates to larger homes will reduce overall unit numbers under current funding, but linking grant to habitable rooms or floor space could better meet London's most urgent housing needs.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]