Housing Committee
The Housing Committee examines matters relating to housing in London and takes a lead on scrutiny of the Mayor's Housing Strategy.
The Committee has lead responsibility for the scrutiny of the Homes for Londoners Board, GLA Land and Property Company, Barking Riverside Limited and the Greenwich Peninsula Strategic Board.
The Committee is investigating the extent to which current accessible housing provision is meeting Londoners' needs.
The Committee is also investigating the Mayor's delivery against affordable housing targets.
- Responded to the Towards a new London Plan consultation.
- Wrote a letter to the Mayor about the challenges of financing housing in London.
- Published a report on the costs associated with leasehold in London
- Published a report on women leaving prison - May 2025
- Published a report on community land trusts and housing cooperatives - April 2025
- Responded to the Mayor of London's Key Worker Living Rent consultation - March 2025
- Responded to the Mayor of London's Plan of Action to end rough sleeping consultation - December 2024
- Published the Affordable Housing Monitor 2024 -September 2024
- Published a report on London's Temporary Accommodation emergency - March 2024
- Published a report on young Londoners’ access to home ownership - March 2024
- Housing starts figures reveal ‘scale of challenge’ in London after ‘perfect storm’ - Inside Housing, July 2025
- Interactive map shows depth of London's affordable homes crisis - Standard, July 2025
- Sadiq Khan urged to cap service charges as London leaseholders pay almost £4,000 per year - Standard, June 2025
- London women leaving prison turning to crime for a roof over their head - MyLondon, May 2025
- Not enough cash and too many barriers for community-led housing, Khan warned - Architects' Journal, April 2025
- London Assembly Housing Committee calls for more support for community land trusts and housing cooperatives - Show House, April 2025
- Report: How London can boost housebuilding - Property Week, April 2025
- Why London's property market is broken — and what fixes can we expect in the spring statement? - Standard, March 2025
If you have a media enquiry about the Housing Committee, please contact:
Senior Communications Officer: Josh Hunt, joshua[email protected]
If you have a general query about this Committee and its work please contact:
Senior Policy Advisor: Sarah-Jane Gay, [email protected]
Committee Officer: Diane Richards, d[email protected]
If you have a query about the Mayor of London's housing work, please contact 020 7983 4000. You can also visit the Planning section of this site for more info.
Committee meetings
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