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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

What has gone wrong with the supply of new and affordable homes in London?

A construction site at Nine Elms. Developers are starting fewer projects, saying it is hard to make a profit on newbuilds

(Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

The number of new homes being built in the capital has gone into a deep decline, according to figures from the Greater London Authority.

Just as London bursts at the seams – with almost 300,000 households stuck on council housing waiting lists and rents reaching record highs – the supply of new homes is shrinking rapidly.

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