Pop-up housing could cut cost of London’s rental market by a third
Posted by GLA Conservatives in News
– New report shows high quality homes are quick and cost-effective to build
High quality pop-up homes could cut the price of renting in London by a third and provide fast, cost-effective building solutions across the capital, a new report shows.
Modern factory-assembled units, which can be customised to match the appearance of surrounding areas, cost half as much to build compared with standard techniques yet match and often exceed building standards and safety regulations.
A new report by Andrew Boff, ‘Pop-up Housing: A London Solution’, shows that modern pop-up homes, which are often indistinguishable from standard homes, can take just a third of the time to construct and are already providing housing solutions in Amsterdam and across other parts of the UK.
Kickstarting London's self building revolution
GLA Conservatives Londonwide Assembly Member Andrew Boff discusses opening up the newly available public land, such as Old Oak Common, to self builders and other small developers.
Better reporting needed to eradicate FGM in London
– Mayor challenged to act after ‘appalling’ number of cases in capital
Social workers, medical professionals and teachers need to help identify young girls at risk of FGM after an ‘appalling’ number of the crimes were reported in London.
Assembly Member Andrew Boff will be challenging Boris Johnson to take decisive action after it was reported that London accounted for more than half the number of FGM cases nationwide.
Between July and September last year, 758 new incidents were reported to the Metropolitan Police, compared to 1,385 nationwide.
Challenging the Mayor on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in London
Recent data showed that London accounts for more than half the number of FGM cases nationwide, with 758 new incidents last summer alone. FGM is a practice that would seem out of place in the dark ages, and yet it is being inflicted on young people living in our city today. We should be ashamed. Teachers, social workers and medical professionals all have a role to play in being alert to the signs so they can help identify young girls at risk before it is too late.
The Mayor of London also needs to work with the Metropolitan Police and come up a swift and effective solution that will enable more prosecutions and move towards eradicating this inhumane practice. I will be challenging Boris Johnson on this subject at the upcoming Mayor’s Question Time. A joined-up approach could mean more young girls are saved from suffering abuse. We owe it to them to come up with results.”
84k fewer private rented homes thanks to rent controls
Introducing rent controls will take money out of the private rental sector and lead to 84,228 fewer homes in England in the next ten years, according to new calculations by GLA Conservative Andrew Boff.
There were 4,200,000 privately rented homes in 2011, projected to rise to just over 7m by 2025. A 1.2% reduction would lead to 84,228 fewer homes by 2025.
London
In the Capital, rent caps will lead to 51,205 less homes over the next decade.
There were 860,000 private homes in 2011, expected to reach 1.4m by 2025. A 3.5% reduction would lead to 51,205 fewer homes in this period.
4 out of 5 victims of online hate crime don’t report it to the police
Police response to racial abuse and death threats online is leaving victims unsatisfied
A new report “#ReportHate: Combating Online Hatred” is calling for a national strategic unit to tackle the growing cases of online hate crime in England and Wales.
It was found that police forces lack the capability to properly deal with reports of directed racial abuse and even death threats online.
The report performed a targeted survey of over 200 purported victims of online hate crime and found that only 16% contacted the police.
Counting in polling stations could make the result quicker, cheaper and more transparent.
After the damage to London's reputation as a result of the slow count for the 2012 GLA elections, Andrew Boff asks if a more radical, low technology approach could be the answer for London's complicated election counts. Looking abroad may save us money and produce a more transparent and quicker result.
The new report, "Counting: the cost – Making the GLA count cheaper, quicker and more transparent” can be accessed at: glaconservatives.co.uk/ctp
Reporting rape on cash machines could detect up to 28k sex crimes in London
More than 38 rape incidents are going unreported every day in London¹, according to a new report.
FOI data from the Met police shows 6,976 recorded rape incidents in the last two years (2012 and 2013) – 570 victims were male while 6,406 were female¹.
However, victims did not report a further estimated 27,904 serious sex crimes (80 per cent) to police in the same two year period².
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