Resi Talks: Housing demands for London’s next mayor

Ahead of the outcome of the mayoral vote, EG residential editor Emma Rosser and guests lay out the housing demands for London’s next mayor.
 
The capital faces the biggest affordability challenges of any part of the country. Going into the next term, a new mayor will have to navigate planning reform, land shortages and tighter public purse strings than ever before.
 
Liz Peace, former chief executive of the BPF and chair of the Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation, Jonathan Seager executive director of policy at London First and John Walker, former Westminster planning director and executive director at consultancy CT Local, discuss planning, affordability and rent controls, among other topics.
 
The conversation begins reflecting on the current mayor Sadiq Khan’s reluctance to engage with the industry and with John Walker explaining why that needs to change.