• Reference: 2021/3249
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

What conversations has the Mayor had with the Government around ensuring compliance with self-isolating for those entering the UK via London airports?

• Reference: 2021/3248
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Government has indicated they may want to make working from home “normal” going forward. We know that working from home has proved very beneficial for some individuals, and incredibly difficult for others. How will the Mayor work with businesses in London – potentially though the Good Work Standard - to help find a way forward which centres the mental health of workers, ensuring that working from home can remain an option for many people, whilst not creating a culture where businesses functionally force those who do not want to to work from home to cut down on costs?

• Reference: 2021/3246
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Since your original call for the introduction, in September 2017, of a Commissioner for Social Housing Residents, what further discussions, if any, have you had with Government regarding this issue. What response, if any, have you received?

• Reference: 2021/3245
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Shared ownership as a housing product is affordable because the rents charged are capped by a Government formula, with increases applied using an approach similar to social housing rents. You have said that London should have the powers to establish a system of private sector rent control. Should there be a similar system to regulate leasehold charges? Please give your reasons.

• Reference: 2021/3244
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

On 27 August 2020 you wrote to the London Assembly Housing Committee and said, “I am consulting on whether to require housing providers to publicly report on service charge levels at regular intervals, to improve transparency and consistency”. What were the outcomes, if any, of these consultations?

• Reference: 2021/3243
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Homes for Londoners: Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026 Funding Guidance says, “Investment partners are required to publish on their website details of additional fees and charges (other than service charges) for Shared Ownership homes to ensure residents are sufficiently informed about any further costs”. Can you confirm that all investment partners publish this information?

• Reference: 2021/3242
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Homes for Londoners: Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026 Funding Guidance says, “Additional fees and charges for Shared Ownership homes should be kept to a minimum and only reflect the costs to the landlord of undertaking particular tasks”. How do you ensure that landlords do keep fees and charges to a minimum?

• Reference: 2021/3241
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Homes for Londoners: Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026 Funding Guidance says, “the GLA will work with investment partners to undertake research on service charge levels in London”. Please provide details of this work and when the research will be undertaken?

• Reference: 2021/3240
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Homes for Londoners: Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026 Funding Guidance says, “Where they have not already, investment partners are expected to sign up to the existing Shared Ownership Charter for Service Charges and to commit to working with the GLA to develop a new and improved Charter, reflecting the new Shared Ownership model”. Please provide an update on work to develop a new charter and whether a draft will be consulted on?

• Reference: 2021/3239
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

When did you launch the shared ownership charter and how many organisations are currently signed up to it?