A shocking £10.7 billion-worth of London housing is
sitting empty, new research has found. According to a study of properties across Greater London
some 22,481 homes are currently empty, despite a growing housing crisis. Since
1990 the proportion of 25 to 34 year-olds owning their own home in London has
plunged from 57 per cent to 28 per cent. In June 1994 the average cost of a
home in London stood at just £73,013, compared with £471,504 today, resulting
in “generation rent” for many young residents. Read more on the London Economic
website.
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Tom Allan
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