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
Boris Johnson's most senior aides today denied he would lose control of London's £1.2 billion housing budget as a result of his inflammatory remarks over housing benefit... more
Social housing budgets will be squeezed by a huge spending clampdown despite government plans to build 150,000 affordable homes over the next four years... more
On Property: You could build 150 new homes with the £23 million of taxpayers’ money just flushed down the loo by the Homes and Communities Agency... more
Where will this election be won and lost? We’ve had references to Motorway Man, the two-car-owning middle manager who lives on a new estate near a motorway. Now we've got Morrisons man... more
On Property: On Monday the ancient right of “topping out” London’s newest skyscraper will take place at the Heron Tower on Bishopsgate in front of two architects who both claim the building as their own... more
On Property: The City is optimistic about Shaftesbury as an "unprecedented number of visitors" hits its patch, so how can it move the share price further?... more
Planning inquiries are not for those with a low boredom threshold. That was evident from the sparse attendance at a hearing at the Oasis community learning centre in Lambeth to hear evidence for and against the building of three rather tall towers adjacent to Waterloo station... more
This has been the worst year for building new homes since 1924. In 2009 the figure will sink lower. We need to learn from an earlier era, says one expert... more
The Government’s Homes and Communities Agency opens its doors this week and brings the opportunity to change the look of Britain for the better... more
London 2012 chiefs have admitted the international financial crisis is making it "just about impossible" to secure private funding for the Olympic village... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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