Friday, 28 February 2014

Mayor Fails To Deny Transfer of Housing Funds

Boris Johnson has refused to deny shifting funds earmarked for affordable rent homes to build homes for sale. Labour members of the London Assembly have raised concerns over a £120 million underspend in the £283 million set aside to fund affordable homes in the capital in 2013/14. He repeatedly refused to deny allegations made by Tom Copley, Labour’s housing spokesperson, that these funds were shifted from the affordable homes programme to the mayor’s housing covenant. Read more on Inside Housing.

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