Mayor of London Boris Johnson has pledged £145m of funding for the renovation and repair of thousands of ageing council homes.
The funds will be used on internal and external repairs to help improve the state of homes across nine London boroughs.
Improvements will soon be underway in Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Haringey, Tower Hamlets, Camden, Lambeth, Kingston upon Thames, Southwark and Sutton, with the funds secured by the mayor through the government’s Decent Homes Backlog Funding programme.
Johnson said: “As London’s population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, and we strive to double the number of new homes being built across the capital, maintaining the quality of London’s essential existing housing stock is vital. These improvement works, in those homes in most urgent need of repair, are essential to ensure a decent quality of life for thousands of Londoners.”
Housing minister Brandon Lewis said: “The government is giving London this significant funding boost, which will improve the lives of thousands of council tenants by bringing their homes up to a decent standard.”
