Sadiq Khan

The Mayor of London has declared a ‘retrofit revolution’, announcing a new package of measures to try and make buildings in the City more energy efficient.

Revealing his manifesto, the London Mayor spoke of the importance of building more affordable homes, especially in light of COVID-19.

The new plans will apply to all shared ownership homes delivered through the mayor’s £4bn Affordable Homes Programme.

The Mayor of London has called on the government to commit to a 10-year funding plan for the construction of more affordable homes in the capital.

The units designed specifically for homeless people will sit on ‘meanwhile’ sites – currently underused land due for development in the future.

Rough sleepers will die this winter if the government fails to act on the confluence of Coronavirus and cold weather, doctors and campaigners have warned.

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision will see L&Q build five new residential towers after Hounslow Council initially rejected the scheme in 2018.

Plans for the Inland Homes Hillingdon development include a series of blocks of up to 11 storeys in height on the site of a former hotel complex.

Modular homes company ilke Homes collaborated with ENGIE to deliver the four zero-carbon homes in Robert Street, Woolwich.

£50m loan facility approved for Mount Anvil