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L&Q launches £100m small site programme

London’s largest housing association has launched a £100m programme aimed at unlocking small sites around the capital.

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L&Q has formed the initiative as a strategic partnership with nine London-based black and minority ethnic (BME) housing associations (HAs).

It will use grant funding from the Greater London Authority (GLA) to deliver around 300 homes a year, reaching a total of 1,000 by 2024. L&Q said that 100% of these homes would be affordable.

The association will create a new team to focus specifically on the project, procuring land and developing homes on behalf of the partner organisations.


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These partners are Inquilab HA, Westway HA, Tamil Community HA, Imani Housing Co-op, North London Muslim HA, Odu Dua HA, Ekaya HA, Shian HA and Industrial Dwellings Society.

Waqar Ahmed, group director of finance at L&Q, said: “As part of L&Q’s ambition to build 100,000 quality new homes over ten years, we want to enable small and medium-sized organisations to deliver homes that wouldn’t otherwise be built.

“We have already established joint ventures with medium-sized organisations, such as our partnership with Trafford Housing Trust which is delivering at least 2,000 new homes across Greater Manchester and the North West.”

Gina Amoh, chief executive of Inquilab Housing Association added: “Collaboration with a larger partner will help smaller HAs achieve economies of scale, ensure better risk management and realise value for money.

“We want this to be a flagship example of how larger HAs and the GLA can help support smaller HAs to develop and help increase supply of affordable housing.”

James Murray, deputy mayor for housing and residential development, said: “This programme is an innovative way to address some of the challenges that smaller housing associations face.”

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