Rent settlements, building safety and social homes: Three ways to ease London’s housing crisis

Boroughs fear the collapse of their council housing finances unless the government takes action to stabilise the social housing sector - (PA)

The ability to build new homes in London is being “severely constrained” because of national funding cuts, the chair of the group representing the largest housing associations has warned.

Ian McDermott, leader of the G15 group, said there are three things the government can do to help tackle the housing emergency in the capital.