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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ella Jessel

Comment: ‘the Government can no longer afford to play the wrong hand on affordable housing’

For so long London’s property market enjoyed a reputation as a rock-solid investment opportunity where bricks and mortar delivered huge returns.

But it wasn’t just property speculators who betted on the capital’s housing. As central government grants diminished under austerity, councils and housing associations morphed into developers, leveraging consistently high prices to pay for much-needed affordable homes.

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