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01/10/2012
Boris Launches Fund To Give A Huge Boost To The Construction Industry
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has launched a £100m fund as part of a new housing deal to help thousands of working Londoners, giving a huge boost to the construction industry and ensuring that London retains its competitiveness.
To help the capital maintain its economic vitality and to meet Londoners' housing aspirations, the Mayor wants to assist the thousands of households on a range of modest incomes for whom the current housing market offers limited choice. Under the Mayor's 'Housing Covenant', the first part of which is being set out today, those who contribute to the success of the capital should expect a reasonable housing offer in return.
Bids are being invited for organisations to deliver proposals for a range of housing projects across London - including helping people to own a share in a new home - which could help to house 10,000 people who want to live in the city that they work in.
In line with the Mayor's commitment to drive jobs and growth, the £100m investment he is making through his successful 'First Steps' programme has the potential to boost the London economy by £2 billion, spurred by around £1 billion worth of construction.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "London’s success is built by its workforce and if we are to maintain our vitality as a city we have to provide Londoners with a fairer housing deal. For an increasing number of Londoners the capital’s current housing market is just not working and failure to deal with the issue could lead to a damaging exodus that will hamper our competitiveness.
"So, in the long tradition of the great house building programmes of the past and of London's great philanthropists such as George Peabody, I want to make a new housing covenant with Londoners, one that recognises that those who contribute to our success should benefit from it too.
"To improve the housing choices of those who work to make this city the fantastic place that it is, I am opening up the market, cutting red-tape and injecting £100m worth of investment to stimulate supply. The programme we are announcing will not just unlock the door to home ownership for thousands more Londoners, it will give a welcome shot in the arm for jobs in the capital’s construction industry and spur wider economic growth too."
(CD)
To help the capital maintain its economic vitality and to meet Londoners' housing aspirations, the Mayor wants to assist the thousands of households on a range of modest incomes for whom the current housing market offers limited choice. Under the Mayor's 'Housing Covenant', the first part of which is being set out today, those who contribute to the success of the capital should expect a reasonable housing offer in return.
Bids are being invited for organisations to deliver proposals for a range of housing projects across London - including helping people to own a share in a new home - which could help to house 10,000 people who want to live in the city that they work in.
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In line with the Mayor's commitment to drive jobs and growth, the £100m investment he is making through his successful 'First Steps' programme has the potential to boost the London economy by £2 billion, spurred by around £1 billion worth of construction.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "London’s success is built by its workforce and if we are to maintain our vitality as a city we have to provide Londoners with a fairer housing deal. For an increasing number of Londoners the capital’s current housing market is just not working and failure to deal with the issue could lead to a damaging exodus that will hamper our competitiveness.
"So, in the long tradition of the great house building programmes of the past and of London's great philanthropists such as George Peabody, I want to make a new housing covenant with Londoners, one that recognises that those who contribute to our success should benefit from it too.
"To improve the housing choices of those who work to make this city the fantastic place that it is, I am opening up the market, cutting red-tape and injecting £100m worth of investment to stimulate supply. The programme we are announcing will not just unlock the door to home ownership for thousands more Londoners, it will give a welcome shot in the arm for jobs in the capital’s construction industry and spur wider economic growth too."
(CD)
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