Who Can Solve London's Housing Crisis?
Influentials Debates
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Tuesday 16 October : 6.30pm
Who Can Solve London's Housing Crisis?
This debate was held at the Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2. Guest speakers included the Minister for Housing Yvette Cooper MP, leading architect Sir Terry Farrell and the GLA's Neale Coleman.
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Debate Video Clips
Introduction to the Influentials Debate: Who Can Solve London's Housing Crisis?
Introduced by Veronica Wadley, Evening Standard Editor - includes a background to : the debates and the 1000 Magazine.
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Introduction to the panel by Jonathan Freedland, columnist for the Evening Standard and Guardian
Panel consists of : Minister for Housing - Yvette Cooper MP, Leading architect -Sir Terry Farrell,Property developer - Nigel Hugil, Director of the Architecture Foundation -Rowan Moore, Director of Business Planning and Regeneration GLA - Neale Coleman, Former mayoral candidate - Steven Norris
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Question posed by Raj Chada - former leader of Camden Council : Does the panel accept that there is a housing crisis?
Answers from each panel member including debate on : considering people at the sharp end of the crisis in temporary accomodation or homeless/ the shortage of homes being built in London/the inequalities within London between the wealthy and those living in poverty /the need to build affordable homes/levels of high unemployment/the urban arrangement of houses/the crisis in the decision making process/problems revolving around the planning process and the quality crisis in terms of standards of building and density.
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Looking at who can solve the crisis. Comment from audience member Nick Green: private sector house prices should be linked to inflation. Plus, looking at how the crisis came about including comment on the selling off of national stock through the Right to Buy scheme.
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Comment inc: what resources can be spent on affordable homes/ limiting the number of Right to Buy homes and increases to the commitment of affordable housing.
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Comment by Neale Coleman including: institutional capital/ affordability within the buying and rental sector/reducing rental charges across the market
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Comment from Yvette Cooper inc: the importance of building national, regional and local partnerships to support the mayors strategy/ speeding up the planning process and problems with residents blocking applications.
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Comment from audience members and panellists inc: population growth, alternatives to a central Government solution, the 'not in my backyard' problem, incentivising local communities for developments, the statutory planning charge and support for councils who encourage developments.
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Question from Evening Standard columnist Anne McElvoy on immigration, reply inc: pressures on London/ prosperity attracting more people/ a global city/ social infrastructure and local communities benefitting from developments
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Q&A from a Coin Street resident and the panellists on the community and plans to build a major new community and leisure centre. With reference to Andrew Gilligan's article in the Evening Standard.
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Comment from Sir Terry Farrell on density in London inc: revisiting current perceptions and suitable locations.
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Comment from Stephen Norris inc: the Green Belt, high street development and the planning process.
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Closing thoughts from the panel inc: cost of housing, rises in house prices, standard of design and affordable housing levels.
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The panellists give their opinion on whether they think that there should there have been a general election.
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