In London, there are an estimated 935,000 homes in the private rented sector and approximately 800,000 social rent homes.
The Decent Homes Standard was introduced in 2000 as a means of driving up the standard of social housing across the UK. At the start of this decade, London was the worst region for social homes that failed to meet the standard.
However, there have been improvements. The percentage of non-decent homes in London has halved to 15% between 2008 and 2018.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Housing Committee will discuss how boroughs are monitoring the standard of homes in the rented sector and how well the Mayor is supporting them.
The guests are:
- Dan Wilson Craw, Director, Generation Rent
- Meera Chindooroy, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, National Landlords Association
- David Beach, Director of Regulatory Services, Waltham Forest Council
- Lydia Volans & Scott Bryant, Private Rented Sector Programme Managers, GLA Housing & Land
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 3 September 2019 at 10.00am in The Chamber, City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE via webcast
Follow us and take part in the meeting discussion using #AssemblyHousing and #DecentHomes
Notes to editors
- Read the agenda papers.
- Tom Copley AM, Chair of the Housing Committee, is available for interviews. Please see contact details below.
- Housing Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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