London Mayoral Election
Ahead of the London Mayoral elections
in May, The Times has published a joint letter from David Orr,
Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, Rob Campbell,
Chief Executive of Shelter and Keith Exford, Chair of G15
Group.
19 April 2012
Housing has hardly figured in the debate in
the run-up to London's mayoral election, now only a fortnight away,
yet this is an issue that affects every Londoner.
From May, devolution of land and budgets to
the mayor's control means that the next mayor will have
unprecedented power to build the homes the capital desperately
needs.
It is time the candidates started telling us
where they will begin. The thousands of families looking for an
affordable home, or priced out of ownership, or struggling to hang
on to their home, or paying up to half their income in rent deserve
to hear real solutions, not throwaway comments.
Campbell Robb, Shelter
David Orr, National Housing Federation
Keith Exford, G15 Group