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London Housing Strategy

London Housing Strategy. Alan Benson Head of Housing Greater London Authority. Overview. The Mayor’s powers Old problems, new challenges London Housing Strategy . The Mayor’s powers . GLA Act 2007 statutory housing strategy powers to direct housing investment

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London Housing Strategy

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  1. London Housing Strategy Alan Benson Head of Housing Greater London Authority

  2. Overview • The Mayor’s powers • Old problems, new challenges • London Housing Strategy

  3. The Mayor’s powers • GLA Act 2007 • statutory housing strategy • powers to direct housing investment • positive planning powers on strategic applications • Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 • new Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) • extended Mayor’s powers to the HCA

  4. What they mean • Statutory housing strategy: • boroughs must be in ‘general conformity’ with LHS • “all strategies and statements of policy” • HCA must have regard when making investment decisions • Investment - Mayor must recommend: • how London’s share of national housing resources is apportioned • what capital resources are allocated to boroughs • what the HCA will deliver with its funds • HCA London Board: • “oversee and direct the programme of the HCA in London” • Chaired by the Mayor

  5. Key challenges Economic downturn and housing market falling prices/sales and availability of finance mothballed developments, struggling developers end of buy to let investor, struggling shared ownership Longer term structural problems Affordability, Overcrowding and Homelessness Poor quality of new and existing homes Limited opportunities for mobility

  6. Continuity … • Broad support for previous strategies • In housing: - Deliver 50,000 affordable homes - More family homes - Chair the HCA Board - Continue many existing policy proposals

  7. … and change • “Work with and not against London boroughs” • “Leave behind the target driven culture” • “Meet aspiration as well as need” • New Mayor - new ideas

  8. Raising aspirations • More affordable homes • 50K homes: 30K social rented, 20K intermediate • individual borough housing targets • more family sized homes • First Steps housing - more and better low cost home ownership - widen eligibility - improve access and information • Rented sector - opportunity, mobility and choice - better protection and information in private rented sector • promote an institutional rented sector

  9. Raising quality • Improve design quality - improve design standards and process - new Housing Design Guide • Greening homes - higher CSH targets for new homes - retrofit programme for existing homes • Regeneration - kickstart estate regeneration schemes - target empty homes

  10. Maximising delivery • London-wide delivery • work with the new HCA • more devolved delivery - develop new investment models - promote new delivery mechanisms • Local delivery - tackle homelessness - improve housing options - provide support and opportunities - improve management and empower tenants

  11. Timetable • LHS • public consultation June-August 2009 • statutorily adopted by end 2009 • Other key documents • LHS Integrated Impact Assessment/ Equalities Impact Assessment • LHS General Conformity Guidance • Housing Design Guide • HCA London Regional Investment Plan • London Plan Statement of Intent • Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance

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