This is the biggest Passivhaus development in Europe, meaning residents will benefit from low energy bills.
It’s also fantastic well connected - a stone’s throw from Acton Town.
The site is the former home of TfL’s escalator maintenance service.
It was fantastic to be joined by Housing Secretary, Steve Reed, to officially break ground on 900 new Passivhaus homes at Bollo Lane in Ealing.
Delivered by a partnership between Places for London, Barratt London and MTVH, 50% of the homes will be affordable with funding from @london.gov.uk.
I’m proud that @london.gov.uk is providing £7m to support the redevelopment of Jewish Blind & Disabled’s Fairacres building in East Finchley.
This funding will deliver 40 high-quality, sustainable and accessible homes, working with the Joel Emmanuel Trust. www.jewishnews.co.uk/multi-millio...
It was a beautiful afternoon to celebrate 46 brand new council homes delivered by Haringey Council with funding from @london.gov.uk.
These homes will make a transformative difference to people’s lives. Thank you to Hannah for cutting the ribbon and showing us round her home.
The site was owned by Transport for London and has been taken forward for development by its wholly owned property arm, Places for London.
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This morning I joined Wes Streeting MO and @kamrai.bsky.social to welcome a family to their new home in Barkingside.
This former builder’s yard directly opposite the station is now a fantastic development of 98 brand new social rented homes delivered by Places for London, Peabody and Vistry.
Yesterday Cllr @graciemaew.bsky.social and I co-chaired the third meeting of the London Housing Mission Board at Waltham Forest Town Hall.
A key focus of our discussion was on how we accelerate housing delivery, and the role of the new NHA London team based at City Hall.
Today bidding opens for @london.gov.uk’s new Social & Affordable Homes Programme 2026-36.
At nearly £12bn over 10 years it’s the largest and longest-term settlement we’ve ever had.
We encourage ambitious bids from councils and housing associations.
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It was great to visit 30 brand new council homes delivered by Waltham Forest Council and Vistry at the Marlowe Road estate.
Residents will soon be moving into these beautiful new homes, which have been delivered with funding from @london.gov.uk’s Affordable Homes Programme.
Excellent reporting by @jim.londoncentric.media, @pollysmythe.bsky.social, @coramazov.bsky.social with a robust and swift response by @tomcopley.bsky.social
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Every Londoner deserves a safe and secure home.
@london.gov.uk and Deputy Mayor for Housing @tomcopley.bsky.social oppose so-called ‘no-fault’ evictions and are determined to ensure that no one is put at risk of homelessness in the capital.
This afternoon I joined Brent Council and Wates to celebrate the topping out of 54 brand new affordable homes in the Wembley Housing Zone.
The homes were delivered with funding support from the @london.gov.uk Affordable Homes Programme.
Writing in On London, Deputy Mayor for Housing @tomcopley.bsky.social explains the action @london.gov.uk is taking to deliver more homes of all tenures across our city, backed by record £11.7 billion funding through City Hall’s Social & Affordable Homes Programme.
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I have written to Criterion Capital expressing my deep concern at reports that they are mass evicting Londoners from their homes, and urging them to reconsider.
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The last govt’s botched introduction of new regs and the BSR, and soaring interest rates post-Truss budget hit homebuilding in London hard. I’ve written for OnLondon about how Sadiq Khan is taking the tough decisions to get London building again. www-onlondon-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.onlo...
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At the groundbreaking for 64 new almshouses in Southwark, I spoke to Inside Housing about how City Hall is working with ministers to unblock barriers to homebuilding in London.
Edward Edwards’ House more than doubles the number of almshouses on this site. living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/the...
@london.gov.uk and Deputy Mayor for Housing @tomcopley.bsky.social are committed to boosting affordable and social housing in London and working closely with partners across our city to accelerate the delivery of high-quality homes for all Londoners.
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15 of the 37 disabled residents of Grenfell Tower died during the fire, a devastating statistic.
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In response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the government legislated for Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (RPEEPs) in 18m+ and some 11-18m buildings.
This morning I welcomed social landlords to a workshop with the London Fire Brigade to raise awareness of the importance of RPEEPs.
There are sites across London with the potential to deliver thousands of homes. They aren’t getting built because of planning, infrastructure, financing or regulatory issues.
Our New Homes Accelerator (NHA LDN) will work to unblock these sites and get spades in the ground.
Yesterday I joined @hammersmithandy.bsky.social and @shansview.bsky.social to celebrate the completion of 197 brand new affordable homes in Brentford, delivered by Peabody and Telford Homes.
Residents will soon move into this development, which includes wheelchair accessible and family sized homes.
It was fantastic to celebrate the groundbreaking for the first 430 new homes at Church Street delivered by @citywestminster.bsky.social and Mount Anvil.
Thanks to the council choosing to ballot estate residents in 2022, funding from @london.gov.uk will help deliver 50% affordable homes.
London #WinterRun on a very wet morning - and a new 10k PB! 🏃🏻♂️🌧️
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It was a pleasure to celebrate the launch of the second edition of the @futureoflondon.bsky.social Council-Led Housing Network, which provides vital support to London borough development teams.
London has led the way nationally when it comes to new council homebuilding.
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Today I visited the stunning Stirling Prize and Neave Brown Award-winning Appleby Blue Almhouse in Southwark.
Run by United St Saviour’s, Appleby Blue provides social housing for older people. Beautiful flats, light corridors with places to sit, and gorgeous community spaces.
BBC News: London to get £1.5bn share of housing loan scheme www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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London’s getting £1.5bn of the government’s new low cost loans for housing associations, 60% of the national pot.
They’ll be part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s City Hall Developer Investment Fund.
The 0.1% interest loans have echoes of Vienna’s renowned social housing funding model.
It was fantastic to celebrate the completion of new homes at Dagenham Green delivered by Peabody and Hill, including 4-bedroom affordable homes funded by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
A total of 3,500 homes and a new park will be built at Dagenham Green, which is on the site of the old Ford plant.
