London suburbs set for housing boom as Sadiq Khan relaxes rules

Mayor plans to build more than 250,000 new homes in capital’s 13 outer suburbs, more than double the current rate
London’s suburbs are braced for a wave of construction after the mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced that rules protecting local character would be lifted to enable a big increase in housebuilding.The capital’s outer boroughs must build more homes over the next decade than there are in the city of Manchester, according to Khan’s draft London plan. One-third of new ho