Can you update me on the progress being made for the creation of a City Hall owned property developer which was promised in your manifesto?

My manifesto included a commitment to commission an independent review to streamline housing development across the GLA Group and to pilot a City Hall developer. In October 2021, I commissioned Lord Kerslake to undertake a Review of GLA Group Housing Delivery. The purpose of this review is to identify ways to maximise the supply of housing – particularly genuinely affordable housing – on GLA Group land.

It is prudent to await the outcome of Lord Kerslake’s independent review so that its recommendations can inform the detailed work required to progress the City Hall developer pilot. As previously advised in MQ2021/4972, Lord Kerslake’s review is well underway and its findings will be published early this year.