As part of his manifesto, Sadiq Khan pledged to more genuinely affordable housing for Londoners. Whilst it will take a long time to achieve this, he has prepared a strategic plan which includes planning incentives for private developers along with higher affordable housing targets, introducing a living rent, stopping the conversion of affordable housing and minimising the sale of affordable rentals, and increasing part ownership opportunities. It is a more interventionist approach than previously and his dedication to the task offers some hope for success.

How Sadiq Khan has been tackling London’s housing crisis so far – The Guardian (blog)