The council that ran the Grenfell Tower block struck
deals worth nearly £50m last year to allow developers to avoid having to build
affordable homes. Kensington and Chelsea's own analysis shows it has built a
fraction of the social housing the borough needs. Developers can pay a fee if
they can convince the council that affordable homes would make their plans
unviable. The council said it struggled to build affordable homes in a crowded
area. Read more on the BBC.
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