Most London boroughs continue to provide council housing on lifetime tenancies, despite having the ability to offer fixed term agreements. With critics arguing the approach is unfair Paul Marinko investigates.
Housing has raced up the list of financially critical services for councils in recent years, no more so than in London.
The umbrella organisation for the capital's boroughs, London Councils, has highlighted the worsening housing crisis its members are facing. It claims they spent £5.5m a day on homelessness in 2024-25 – up from £4.2m a day in 2023-24.
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