“The Mayor shows again that he is in the pocket of big developers and rich investors” says Green Assembly Darren Johnson as the Mayor of London approves the Mount Pleasant scheme.
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Darren Johnson AM has criticised the Mayor of London for approving the Mount Pleasant scheme today, and called on him to honour his commitment to try and ensure homes built at Mount Pleasant are marketed to potential home owners, rather than investors. Darren has opposed the scheme, and previously pressed the Mayor to rethink it with a community-led approach.
Darren commented, “The Mayor has shown again that he is in the pockets of big developers and rich investors. Wasting land on luxury flats sold to rich investors with next to no affordable housing in a deeply flawed scheme is no solution to London’s housing crisis.
“The Mayor has often said he doesn’t want homes being sold to oligarchs. This is his chance to show he means it. Two thirds of new homes in London are sold to rich investors, so I will press him to come up with somebody better than a voluntary agreement covering expensive flats.”