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Burford, R. (2026, September 5). 'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-reform-mayor-candidate-laila-cunningham-housing-crisis-b1295817.html
Burford, Rachael. “'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan.” Evening Standard, 5 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-reform-mayor-candidate-laila-cunningham-housing-crisis-b1295817.html.
Burford, Rachael. “'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan.” Evening Standard, September 5, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-reform-mayor-candidate-laila-cunningham-housing-crisis-b1295817.html.
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Ruth Cunningham, a candidate running for mayor of London, has warned that her own children will be unable to afford homes in the city. According to data from the Centre for London, house prices in the capital have risen much faster than earnings over the past 20 years, leaving many young people struggling to buy or rent properties. Currently, there are only around 421 homes per 1,000 people in London, a figure that has barely changed since 2002 despite the city's growing population. Cunningham plans to address this issue by releasing land controlled by Transport for London (TfL) for housing development and reducing regulations to speed up building. She argues that this will help make London more affordable for young families, which is currently not happening under current mayor Sadiq Khan's policies.
