London mayor sets 35% affordable homes target in deal with developers

Sadiq Khan’s decision appears to cast doubt on election vow that 50% of new housing in capital would be ‘genuinely affordable’Sadiq Khan will allow private housebuilders to limit the amount of affordable housing included in new developments to 35% in a deal that opponents said casts doubt on his election promise to “set a target for 50% of all new homes in London to be genuinely affordable”. Related: How Sadiq Khan has been tackling London's housing crisis so farCon