In the London borough of Harrow sits the site of the old Kodak factory. Built in the 1890s, it employed 6,000 workers at its peak in the 1950s before it closed in 2016. But after producing photographs and rolls of film for more than a century, the site now provides a telling snapshot of the challenges facing the social housing sector.
The Harrow View East section of the huge 2,000-home “Eastman Village” development will have nearly 750 much-needed affordable homes when completed. But while construction has started on 246 homes, the rest are stalled.
