London affordable house-building plummets 88 per cent in a year, with some boroughs starting just one each

The amount of affordable housing which started construction in the last financial year has plummeted - (PA Wire)

The number of affordable homes started in London has fallen 88 per cent, new statistics have revealed, with some boroughs starting just one new affordable property each in the space of a year.

Only 3,156 affordable homes began construction across the whole of Greater London between April 2023 and March of this year, down from 26,386 starts in the previous 12 months, according to Government data.