Housing and infrastructure are the key challenges facing the capital, according to a recent Londoners polled by City Hall published this month.

The 2014 London survey was created to ask Londoners what they think about the city to help inform the work of the Mayor and City Hall with 3,674 responses received via the GLA’s Talk London website.

The poll’s findings put housing as the most pressing issue for London with 87 per cent of respondents believing more housing is needed generally, while 65 per cent think more housing is required in their local area.

When asked to rank the best solutions to the housing challenge, the poll found four measures came out neck and neck – these were supporting home ownership for first time buyers; making sure landlords act fairly; improving the quality of existing social housing; and increasing the building of new homes.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “ It is reassuring that the findings reflect the priorities my administration has focused on, ploughing record investment into housing and transport and programmes to promote growth.”

Housing

The Mayor is on track to build a record 100,000 low cost homes for Londoners over his two terms, with more than 77,000 already completed. This year alone, more affordable homes are being built than in any other year since the early 1980s.

The Mayor is stimulating house building with a range of pioneering new policies, including 20 new housing zones to help fast-track the delivery of 50,000 new homes; and a housing bank to make long term low cost loans available for new affordable homes.

The Mayor has launched the first ever London Rental Standard – a city-wide badge of accreditation, to help millions of Londoners rent with confidence. The standard is awarded to all landlords and letting agents who meet a set of significant core commitments set by the Mayor.