Tories plot to sell-off £1m+ council homes in Right-to-Buy relaunch

George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill.

Ed Miliband has been getting even more animated than normal over the capital's so-called 'ghost homes', accusing many boroughs of “shrugging their shoulders" by not imposing the Empty Homes Premium.

The Mayor of London has come up with a plan to "transform East London" and deliver more than 200,000 homes and 250,000 jobs.