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👣 New Research > Hollowing Out London?: Families and Neighbourhood Change in the Capital London is changing. The number of families has grown. But where these families live has dramatically changed. Read our report now ⏬ centreforlondon.org/publication/ho…

Delivering the Homes London Needs: What will it take? will be published on Tuesday 19 May. Our recommendations aim to: 🏗️Smooth supply‑side pressures 🏡Unlock a new era of social housebuilding 🏙️Tackle demand & distribution challenges Find out more: centreforlondon.org/project/delive…

London's housing crisis is worsening. Sustained housing supply remains critical. But supply alone won't fix London’s housing affordability challenge. Our Research Director, Rob Anderson, adds to the conversation on demand and distribution issues: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our London Housing Summit last week wouldn’t have been possible without our major sponsors, @Barratt_London and L&Q, supporting sponsor Hyde and workshop partners @CLF_news, @crisis_uk, Partnership for Young London, London Borough of Camden, @RBKC and Inner Circle Consulting.

'The gap between London’s tax contribution and living standards is neither sustainable nor acceptable," Antonia Jennings (@tweetingantonia), chief executive at Centre for London, tells @theLDNstandard standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

London stung.. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

We were delighted to have Deputy Mayor @tomcopley as a keynote at the London Housing Summit. He highlighted the Mayor’s work on pushing forward housing delivery – including the City Hall Developer Fund & streamlining the London Plan. centreforlondon.org/newsletter-sig…

It was a privilege to welcome keynote, Prof @MazzucatoM CBE at the London Housing Summit last week. Her perspectives on the financialisation of housing and work on mission-led approaches gave critical insights into how to generate solutions. centreforlondon.org/newsletter-sig…

Thank you to Sir @JamesCleverly MP, our first keynote at last week’s London Housing Summit. He shared the Conservatives’ solutions to London's housing crisis - from abolishing Stamp Duty, to the retention of London's beautiful buildings & neighbourhoods. centreforlondon.org/newsletter-sig…

Less than £1 in every £10 Londoners pay in tax stays in London. As our income tax contributions rise, but money is moved elsewhere, what's the impact for London and the wider UK? Our CEO @tweetingantonia speaks to @nicholascecil, @standardnews below ⏬ standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Last week at the @centreforlondon housing summit I set out how @SadiqKhan is working with ministers to boost homebuilding in London, and the range of measures we are taking. Afterwards I spoke to @Kumail_Jaffer about how 2026 will be a turnaround year for housing in London.

These early data points were released at The London Housing Summit 2026. To keep up-to-date with our work, and recieve our research once published, sign up to our newsletter: centreforlondon.org/newsletter-sig…

“Homeowners retain and gain more space, security and stability” “In contrast, families in temporary accommodation, private renters and young Londoners lose out” @tweetingantonia & @standardnews @nicholascecil on early insights from our upcoming research: standard.co.uk/news/london/re…

The average floorspace per person in London has risen by nearly 30% over two decades, according to the study by @centreforlondon. But nearly all of this extra living space has gone to homeowners, and very little to private renters... standard.co.uk/news/london/re…

'Private renters are paying extortionate prices to live in small, overcrowded, and often poor-quality homes, with issues like damp and mould left unresolved for years,' Antonia Jennings @tweetingantonia, chief executive @centreforlondon, tells @theLDNstandard standard.co.uk/news/london/re…

@jryancollins @ImpUrbanHealth Alicia Walker reframed the question through a health perspective: ‘We need to rephrase the housing crisis as a disease: lack of affordability has caused health challenges, running rampant and undermining progress on social equities’ #LDNHousing26

@jryancollins Michael Parsons from @ImpUrbanHealth added to Fiona’s point with a stark statistic: ‘Housing inequalities lead to life expectancies being ten years difference between neighbourhoods that are only 15 minutes away from each other’ #LDNHousing26

Welcome to our third panel of the day - Distribution and Demand for the Homes London Has. The session is expertly chaired by @PeteApps. He asks our panel how our current housing stock can better function for Londoners. #LDNHousing26

@MazzucatoM To capture all the insights from Professor @MazzucatoM’s speech would be near impossible. Her forthcoming book, The Common Good Economy (June 2026), will delve into the detail. #LDNHousing26

@MazzucatoM To do re-shape the problems and generate solutions with impact she states it’s about: ‘Transforming these broad challenges into concrete missions’ @MazzucatoM #LDNHousing26

Delighted to kick off the afternoon with a highly informative keynote from @MazzucatoM. Speaking to mission-orientated approaches, she stated we need to: ‘Ask what needs to be done first, and then ask what does it mean for the public finance’ #LDNHousing26