Boomerang London will bounce back a greener, safer place

Mayor Sadiq on aim to revitalise city

- NIGEL NELSON

THE pandemic may help to solve London’s housing crisis, the capital’s Mayor Sadiq Khan says.

As working from home becomes a permanent fixture for many, developers are keen to get their hands on the offices they leave behind.

And while those in Mayfair, the City of London or Canary Wharf may be snapped up for luxury apartments, the Mayor says builders must agree to provide affordable housing elsewhere.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mirror, he said: “This could be the way to meet much of the need.”

In a bounce-back initiative he refers to as “boomerang London”, Mr Khan is first keen to reboot the city’s tourism – starting with Brits who have been getting stir-crazy at home.