Boris: Starter Homes Could Damage Shared Ownership

Boris Johnson is pleading with ministers to ensure requirements on councils to support Starter Homes do not damage his ambitious shared ownership targets. His intervention will deepen fears that large-scale government plans for Starter Homes risk smothering other low-cost housing options such as shared ownership. City Hall has “made representations” to government to ensure Starter Homes and shared ownership “work harmoniously”. The Greater London Authority (GLA) is concerned that potential quotas for Starter Homes would leave the mayor unable to fulfil his pledge to get 250,000 Londoners into shared ownership within the decade. Mr Johnson is now pushing for the power to set his own targets for Starter Homes in London. Read more on Inside Housing.