Commercial landlords are calling on candidates in next year’s mayoral election to reverse a government policy that has seen 4.4m sq ft of central London commercial space lost in the rush to convert offices into homes.
The chairman of the Westminster Property Association, Daniel van Gelder, said the capital was facing a commercial crisis. The WPA is calling for a London-wide approach on housing provision.
Changes to rules to facilitate the conversion of offices into homes are temporary, but the expectation is that the government will make them permanent.
