{"id":9364,"date":"2016-03-29T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/which-london-mayor-candidate-will-fix-the-capitals-housing-crisis\/"},"modified":"2016-03-29T20:10:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:10:37","slug":"which-london-mayor-candidate-will-fix-the-capitals-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/which-london-mayor-candidate-will-fix-the-capitals-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Which London mayor candidate will fix the capital's housing crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe choice for voters is between limited variations to a complicated housing policy equationThere\u2019s a short answer to the headline question. It is that none of them will. There are two big reasons for that: one, there\u2019s only so much any mayor has the power to do about the city\u2019s various housing problems; two, none of the front line candidates are willing to do everything they actually could do. Housing policy is difficult stuff, so let\u2019s start with the thing London needs that is easiest to describe – and why none of the aspiring mayors are likely to provide it. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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