London Assembly members are set to question the Greater London Authority (GLA) over its ability to meet housing targets.
Today (6th January), the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee will meet at City Hall to scrutinise the GLA’s housing delivery budgets for 2026/27.
The meeting, which begins at 10am, can be viewed via webcast or on YouTube.
London has been set a target of building 88,000 new homes a year – a figure that exceeds recent building rates. Over the past decade, annual housing delivery in the capital has ranged between 30,000 to 45,000 homes.
Affordable housing remains a key concern. The GLA has previously said London needs more than 42,800 affordable homes each year between 2016 and 2041 to meet demand.
However, figures published in the latest Affordable Housing Monitor show only 7,674 affordable homes were delivered in 2023-24.
On the subject of targets, Sadiq Khan focused heavily on housing in his 2024 election manifesto. His pledges included building 40,000 new council homes by the end of the decade, ending rough sleeping by 2030 and introducing stronger support for renters.
At today’s meeting, the committee will examine progress on these ambitions.
Senior GLA figures are expected to give evidence, including the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley.
The committee will also hear from organisations responsible for delivering housing on publicly owned land. These include the London Legacy Development Corporation, the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation and Places for London, which manages Transport for London’s property estate.
The meeting comes amid continued pressure on London’s housing system, with rising rents, high property prices and ongoing concerns about homelessness and rough sleeping.
Research from Trust for London shows more than 13,000 people were sleeping rough in the capital city in 2024/25 – the highest number on record. This figure is almost four times higher than rates seen in 2008/09 and represents a 10% increase on the previous year.
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