A huge new town is set to be built - featuring 20,000 homes as well as hotels, shops and schools as part of efforts to tackle Britain's housing crisis. The Barking Riverside project in east London has been given the green light, including 4,000 new properties earmarked for affordable housing - with 50,000 people potentially housed across the new development. 'The 4,000 affordable homes being delivered represent an opportunity for households to come off the housing waiting list and for local families to take their first step on the property ladder.' L&Q's group chief executive Fiona Fletcher-Smith said: 'Delivering well-designed affordable homes and community infrastructure at scale at Barking Riverside represents our long-term plans to tackle the housing crisis in London. This would see a total of only 1.3 million new homes across the entire UK from this year to 2029/30, the watchdog estimated.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2026 11:11 UTC