London’s housing crisis is reaching a critical point. The capital faces a dual challenge: a persistent shortfall in new housing supply and growing inequalities in the distribution and utilisation of the existing homes.   

A broad consensus attributes a lack of new homes as the cause of the housing crisis. But where housing availability was roughly the same in 2024 as in 2002, there is a deeper, more structural challenge where demand-side inequalities have resulted in significant affordability pressures, and a house price to earnings ratio (that has more than doubled since the 1990s), puts secure and affordable housing increasingly out of reach.  

As part of our Developing London programme – supported by founding partners, G15, The Royal Borough of Greenwich, Impact on Urban Health and Barratt Redrow – our flagship report ‘Delivering the Homes London Needs: What will it take?’ sets out a clear and authoritative account on what is really holding London back. This comprehensive report examines the barriers to new housing delivery and the under-use of existing homes, raising awareness amongst policy makers, investors and London’s decision-makers – and laying the groundwork for turning the corner on the capital’s housing crisis. 

Following the publication of the report on Tuesday 19 May, we will be hosting a private roundtable event on Thursday 11 June, bringing together senior leaders and cross-sector experts to present our research findings and to invite a wider discussion. The roundtable event will offer the opportunity to identify practical solutions and policy recommendations to deliver the homes London urgently needs. 

This is an invite-only roundtable. If you have any questions about the event, please contact our Events Manager, Aiste Kontrimaite.