London: a Global City
Future Problems and Challenges: Housing
What is London's housing crisis?
London's population is increasing by around 35 000 households (foyers) per year
London will need roughly 800 000 new homes by 2021
House prices are 50% higher in London and home ownership is less than 50% (UK average 72%)
Social rented accommodation represents only 24%
Private rented accommodation represents >25%
The poor population is being rehoused in Outer London (social cleansing)
There are 4000 homeless in London
Over-crowding is widespread 11,6% of dwellings in London, 25,4% in Newham
London is surounded by a greenbelt where there is no planning permission
There are over 80 000 empty homes in London
There are 362 000 people on housing waiting lists
820 000 Londoners claim housing benefit due to high prices
London: a Global City
Future Problems and Challenges: Transport
What transport problems does London face?
With over 90 million passangers each year London Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe but needs to be extended but no solution has yet been found
Eurostar and Eurotunnel are Britrain's lifeline to Europe. Paris is 2h15mns away and Brussels only 2h00. The British government plans to sell its 40% share in the company.
The London Underground (The Tube) is the oldest in the world and is in bad need of renovation.
To combat road congestion the GLA introduced Congestion Tax in 2003 there has been a decrease in car traffic over the last ten years
However, car journeys still outnumber all other of means of transport
Congestion Tax has been increased from 8 to 10 then 11,50 per day
The new Mayor of London Boris Johnson (Conservative) decided to stop Congestion Tax in the western, richer boroughs (where his voters live)
The M25 Orbital motorway around London has proved to be too small and is known for its traffic jams
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