Southwark Labour are delivering 150 rent-controlled homes in Bermondsey as part of the Mayor of London’s new plan to deliver 6,000 homes for key workers.
The first pilot in Southwark is underway in Bermondsey, where 150 rent controlled homes for key workers will be built.
Rising costs of living in London have been pricing out teachers, nurses bus drivers and other key workers who are essential for our communities in Southwark.
These new homes will help alleviate housing costs so more key workers can live in our borough and deliver the services we all rely on.
Cllr Helen Dennis, Southwark Labour’s spokesperson for New Homes and Sustainable Development, said:
“We want to build a borough every key worker can afford to call home. Key workers are the backbone of any community and ensuring that their work is recognised and that local public services are well supported is absolutely vital.
Southwark Labour is building over 150 Keyworker Homes in Bermondsey to help support our keyworkers, and we have plans to build hundreds more in the coming years.”