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Jobless to go to the back of queue for council housing

28.09.11
Unemployed people will be sent to the back of the queue for council housing under a London scheme set to be copied across the country... more

Pressure on Mayor over cheap homes

08.09.11
Boris Johnson is under pressure to award London's first 'community-owned' housing development to a consortium led by hundreds of East End residents... more

Residents fight for cheap homes on hospital site

07.09.11
Hundreds of East End residents are bidding to turn an NHS hospital into low-cost homes for local residents in a key test of a flagship Coalition policy... more

City Hall sees number of staff on six-figure salaries soar from 16 to 28

07.07.11
The number of people on six-figure salaries at City Hall has nearly doubled in just over three years, it has emerged... more

Rise in rough sleepers as skilled workers lose jobs and homes

20.06.11
The number of rough sleepers in London is rising - with more people from professional backgrounds being forced onto the streets, new figures show... more

London threatened by tsunami of homeless, says Big Issue founder

04.02.11
London faces a 'tsunami' of homelessness because of government cuts, The Big Issue's founder has warned... more

Boris Johnson warns Crown Estate over cheap homes sale

01.09.10
Boris Johnson clashes with the Crown Estate over its plans to sell 1,300 London homes reserved for key workers including teachers and nurses... more

London's boroughs fail to build enough affordable homes

22.03.10
Only two London boroughs have built enough affordable homes to match demand, a report reveals... more

Homeless bed down on London's longest bendy bus route

16.02.10
Dozens of rough sleepers are riding on London’s longest bendy bus route to spend two hours in the warm... more

Boris Johnson's housing plan will fail poor, says minister

19.01.10
Boris Johnson's housing plans will benefit the well-off at the expense of the poor, a Cabinet minister said... more

Mayor: I'm ready to sue Government on housing

04.08.09
Boris Johnson is threatening to take the Government to court to prevent London losing more than £100million of new money for housing... more

‘Plot to rid council estates of poor’

09.07.09
David Cameron's favourite Tory town hall is being accused of planning a "social cleansing" programme of demolishing council estates... more

Mayor launches agency for rough sleepers

13.02.09
Boris Johnson has launched an agency which aims to end rough sleeping in the capital... more

We’ve hit 75% of our affordable homes target, says Mayor

09.02.09
Three quarters of Boris Johnson’s affordable housing target has already been agreed, it has been announced... more

Tory councils 'get easy ride on cheap homes'

21.11.08
Boris Johnson was accused of letting Tory boroughs off the hook over affordable housing by Labour council chiefs... more

Boris: 50,000 cheap homes on the way

20.11.08
Boris Johnson has announced plans to create 50,000 affordable homes and kickstart the housing market... more

Boris ‘will fail to hit target on affordable homes’

13.10.08
Housing experts cast serious doubt over Boris Johnson’s ability to meet his target of securing 50,000 new affordable homes for the capital... more


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