It was a pleasure to celebrate the launch of the second edition of the @futureoflondon.bsky.social Council-Led Housing Network, which provides vital support to London borough development teams. London has led the way nationally when it comes to new council homebuilding.

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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...

Today I visited the stunning Stirling Prize and Neave Brown Award-winning Appleby Blue Almhouse in Southwark. Run by United St Saviour’s, Appleby Blue provides social housing for older people. Beautiful flats, light corridors with places to sit, and gorgeous community spaces.

London’s getting £1.5bn of the government’s new low cost loans for housing associations, 60% of the national pot. They’ll be part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s City Hall Developer Investment Fund. The 0.1% interest loans have echoes of Vienna’s renowned social housing funding model.

It was fantastic to celebrate the completion of new homes at Dagenham Green delivered by Peabody and Hill, including 4-bedroom affordable homes funded by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk. A total of 3,500 homes and a new park will be built at Dagenham Green, which is on the site of the old Ford plant.

Since @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social launched Building Council Homes for Londoners in 2018 more than 25,000 have been built or are underway. Sadiq spoke to George Clark about the inportance of social housing as we celebrated Haringey Council building it’s 1,000th new home.

A real pleasure to meet George Clarke and hear about his experiences growing up on a council estate. We both know the positive impact social housing can have on families’ lives. That’s why I’m determined to continue delivering more council homes as we build a fairer London for everyone.

So good to see my absolute faves White Lies bring all the drama and melancholy to the Roundhouse last night. 🖤 Trying not to think too much about it being *17 years* since they released To Lose My Life… 🫣

This is such sad, devastating news. I can’t quite believe it. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

1,000 new council homes built in Haringey! 🎉 Great to join @mayoroflondon.bsky.social, @perayahmet.bsky.social, @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, @tomcopley.bsky.social & the fantastic developers at Wingspan Walk today in Tottenham. High quality, safe & warm homes for residents who need them 👏

It was a joy to visit Wingspan Walk today where Haringey Council have built 272 brand new council homes. All the homes are Passivhaus - super energy efficient. They’re some of the 1000 new council homes the borough has built, supported with funding from @london.gov.uk.

Today we launch two new services based at City Hall to accelerate home building: 🏗️ NHA LDN (New Homes Accelerator London) will accelerate delivery on sites experiencing delays or obstacles. 🏗️ ATLAS LDN will provide planning capacity and expertise. 👉🏻 www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

Deputy Mayor for Housing @tomcopley.bsky.social launched the Future London Makers programme with Mount Anvil at City Hall this week. This exciting new initiative brings together young Londoners to shape the future of estate regeneration across the capital. www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/gla-and...

It was a pleasure to welcome the first cohort of Future London Makers to City Hall, part of our Makers & Mentors partnership with Mount Anvil. These 10 young Londoners will help shape estate regeneration, while gaining valuable housing career experience. www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/gla-and...

I was delighted to attend the groundbreaking for Edward Edwards House, a new almshouse development by @swkcharities.bsky.social and JTRE. The scheme delivers 64 affordable homes for older Londoners right in the heart of London, more than doubling the number of almshouses on the site.

A cap on ground rent is very welcome. London has the highest number (1.4m) and proportion (38%) of leasehold homes. Ministers have faced down concerted lobbying by powerful freeholder interest groups to deliver this key reform, rejecting their increasingly hyperbolic arguments.

We promised in our manifesto to “tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges”. We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.

We’re bringing rent-controlled homes to London as part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s new £12bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Key Worker Living Rent will help the people we need to keep our city running afford to live in London, and could save tenants on average £7,000 a year.

We’re bringing rent-controlled homes to London as part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s new £12bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Key Worker Living Rent will help the people we need to keep our city running afford to live in London, and could save tenants on average £7,000 a year.

Ground rent is money for nothing - a charge levied on leaseholders by freeholders, often based overseas. Angela Rayner is right that the government must face down lobbying from wealthy freeholders and deliver on its manifesto promise to cap ground rents. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ground rent is money for nothing - a charge levied on leaseholders by freeholders, often based overseas. Angela Rayner is right that the government must face down lobbying from wealthy freeholders and deliver on its manifesto promise to cap ground rents. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today we are bringing rent-controlled homes to London, launching @london.gov.uk’s new Key Worker Living Rent tenure. @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social has a manifesto commitment to get 6,000 of these affordable homes underway by 2030, saving the average key worker £7,000 per year on a 2-bed flat.

It’s not letting me reply to you for some reason, but that bedspread is one LCC/GLC thing I’ve yet to find on eBay! 😍 I’m sure @nickbowes.bsky.social would love it too.

Feels quite apt that the FT Weekend have quoted a National Civil War Centre volunteer and a knife sharpener in their piece on Jenrick’s defection to Reform.

It’s a beautiful sunny morning in the @yourroyaldocks.bsky.social. ☀️

2026 is going to be a big year for housing in London. In 60 seconds, here’s some of what we’ve got to look forward to.

The Iranian regime can only survive by massacring its own people. I am in awe of the extraordinary bravery of those Iranians who came out to protest this tyranny. www.iranintl.com/en/202601130...

As those of us who actually live in London know, it’s a safe city. The homicide rate is now the lowest ever on record. How do we compare? 🇬🇧 London: 1.1 murder per 100k 🇫🇷 Paris: 1.6 🇺🇸 NYC: 2.8 🇧🇪 Brussels: 2.9 🇩🇪 Berlin: 3.2 🇺🇸 LA: 5.6 🇺🇸 Houston: 10.5 🇺🇸 Philadelphia: 12.3

This morning Sadiq and I visited the Crisis at Christmas extended hotel service for rough sleepers, which is part-funded by City Hall. It was fantastic to hear first hand about the life changing work they’re doing to help homeless Londoners over the festive period.

@london.gov.uk & Deputy Mayor for Housing @tomcopley.bsky.social visited @crisis-uk.bsky.social's extended hotel service in East London today to see first-hand how £200,000 City Hall investment has helped support rough sleepers with secure accommodation over the recent festive period & into January.

I’ve finally caved and joined LinkedIn. If you’re there, add me: www.linkedin.com/in/tomcopley

London: temperatures have dropped. For anyone sleeping rough, this can be fatal. Contact thestreetlink.org.uk if you see anyone sleeping rough who might be in need of support, and we'll get them out of the cold.

On a real “wtaf” day for news, it’s lovely to have a sunny winter walk along the glorious South Bank.

❄️ SWEP is activated when the temperature is forecast to drop below 0 anywhere in London. 🛌 Emergency accommodation is opened. 🤝 No one is asked to leave without an offer of support to end their rough sleeping. You can connect people you see sleeping rough via thestreetlink.org.uk

❄️ SWEP is activated when the temperature is forecast to drop below 0 anywhere in London. 🛌 Emergency accommodation is opened. 🤝 No one is asked to leave without an offer of support to end their rough sleeping. You can connect people you see sleeping rough via thestreetlink.org.uk

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️ The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough. If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink thestreetlink.org.uk

When it comes to Christmas albums I don’t think anyone can beat Barbra Streisand’s 1967 A Christmas Album. From Jingle Bells to The Lord’s Prayer 10/10 no notes. open.spotify.com/album/49tPV1...

City Hall works with MOPAC to provide safe accomodation and support to victims and survivors of domestic abuse. @kayaschwartz.bsky.social and I visited the Camden Respite Rooms and met with the Domestic Abuse Navigator service who support women experiencing multiple disadvantage.

It was wonderful to be joined by local residents to celebrate Merton Council breaking ground on the first new council homes in the borough in a generation. Phase 1 will see 75 new council homes built across 3 sites, funded by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Affordable Homes Programme.

I’m horrified to hear the terrible news from Australia. An attack on the Jewish community celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach. My thoughts are with all those affected, the victims, their families and friends.

This week we celebrated the topping out of 274 affordable homes at Meridian Water in Enfield, delivered by MTVH and Vistry and funded by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk. The regeneration of Meridian Water is being led by Enfield Council and will deliver 10,000 homes and 6,000 jobs.

It was wonderful to celebrate the completion of 266 new homes at Watermeadow Lane in Chelsea this morning, including 83 at social rent levels funded by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk. The homes were delivered by City Hall partners Peabody and Mount Anvil with the support of LBHF council.

The government’s homelessness strategy is out today, backed by £3.5bn to tackle homelessness nationally. It’s great to see a pledge to build on the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s work to end “verification”, which can force people to sleep rough in order to access homelessness services.

Building Safety Regulator delays have massively impacted homebuilding in London. But its performance has improved significantly under new leadership. Today I chaired a roundtable bringing together the BSR with the housing sector to discuss progress and get feedback.

The Mayor of @london.gov.uk is investing £1m into new “floating hubs” which will bring targeted, intensive help to rough sleepers in 17 hotspot locations across London. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This week @kayaschwartz.bsky.social and I visited some of the services commissioned by City Hall and MOPAC to support survivors of domestic abuse and VAWG in Camden. The Domestic Abuse Navigator service and the Camden Respite Rooms both work with women experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Once more for the haters...

City Hall is accelerating the delivery of council homes on LB Southwark’s Tustin estate with funding from @london.gov.uk. This means 164 new council homes will be built sooner than planned. In total 300 new council homes will be delivered on the estate. southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham...

It’s a good day to celebrate an icon (the double arrow) so I thought I’d dust off my copy of the reprinted British Rail Corporate Identity Manual.