London Housing Crisis Archives

Housing development site in London with fast-tracked planning documents in foreground

Housing measures to boost London housebuilding spark backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

The government has announced emergency measures to tackle London’s housing crisis. Under the measures, sites will now qualify for a...

New housing development under construction in London with scaffolding and timber roofs

City Hall Conservatives call for end to affordable housing targets to boost supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 6 months ago | 3

City Hall Conservatives urge London to get radical with housebuilding after the capital is building the fewest homes of any...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan with affordable housing graphic showing a house, umbrella, and family figures

Rumours claim Sadiq Khan may cut affordable housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

With London Mayor Sadiq Khan under pressure to meet housing targets in the capital, there are rumours he may reduce...

Sadiq Khan with superhero imagery highlighting rent control debate

Sadiq Khan pushes for rent controls under new devolution powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 7 months ago | 15

London Mayor Sadiq Khan claims ‘the power to cap rents’ is top of his list in new powers under the...

Sadiq Khan with rent control graphic highlighting London housing crisis

Tenant group calls for rent controls to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 8 months ago | 2

The London Renters Union is calling again for rent controls after data revealed tenants are paying nearly half of their...

Model house on a dartboard with “FAILED” stamp symbolising missed London housing targets.

Sadiq Khan accused of failure over housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed he’s fixing London’s housing crisis by delivering 8,000 new homes, despite the figure falling...

Rats on dirty kitchen dishes highlighting poor housing hygiene in Brent Council home

Family sues London council over rat-infested home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

While one London council launches ‘surprise’ visits on private landlords to catch them breaking laws, it’s not the same situation...

Construction worker laying bricks as London housebuilding faces criticism under Sadiq Khan’s policies

Sadiq Khan criticised as London housebuilding plummets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 6

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has come under fire from housing developers for setting impossible housing targets, as the number of...

Emma best from London City Hall Conservatives with Houses of Parliament in the blue background and a location graphic titled the truth about rent controls

City Hall Conservatives challenge landlord stereotypes and blame Sadiq Khan for London’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2025, 10 months ago | 8

It’s easier for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to paint a picture of greedy landlords than to solve London’s housing crisis,...

Sadiq Khan with houses and countryside in the back ground

Sadiq Khan proposes building on green belt to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Building on green belt land will fix the housing crisis in the capital, claims London Mayor Sadiq Khan. London Mayor...

A wooden model house with a bow and a sold sign

London council buys another 193 ex-council homes to combat homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A London council has announced plans to purchase 193 former council homes as it tries to combat a growing homelessness...

London councils’ landlord Capital Letters faces closure amid market challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Capital Letters, an organisation established by several London councils to tackle the growing homelessness issue and cut costs on temporary...

Union bosses push for council homes priority despite earning £70k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

One of Britain’s largest trade unions is demanding that its members receive priority for social housing, despite earning £70,000 a...

London housing target reduction headline with two presenters and Big Ben in the background

Why London’s Housing Market is Worse Than You Think

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Discover the ugly truth about London’s housing crisis and its impact on property investors like you. In this eye-opening video,...

Sadiq Khan seeks rent control powers over London landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Sadiq Khan is pushing the Labour government to give him the power to impose rent controls in the capital. The...

London Councils slam the government’s short-term and holiday let reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

London boroughs have warned that the government’s plans for regulating short-term and holiday lets could worsen the capital’s housing crisis....

Sadiq Khan’s plan to tackle London housing crisis unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

The London Mayor has launched a new initiative to convert private housing into council homes. Sadiq Khan aims to build...

Londoners demand green belt reforms to solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

Londoners want homes built on the green belt to improve their housing chances, according to a new survey. In a...

Sadiq Khan in London with city skyline in the background.

Sadiq Khan criticises government over housing shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for its “poor housing delivery” as new figures reveal the capital is outbuilding the...

BBC fact-checks Sadiq Khan’s rent control claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The BBC has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims that rents in the capital will rise to £2,700 per month...

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