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The gridded facade of an older office block with rows of windows and air conditioning units

Housing

Converting Offices Into Homes: What Works

The London Planning Desk / September 18, 2026

Every few years the same proposal returns with fresh urgency: the city has empty offices and a housing shortage, so […]

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aerial view of suburban neighborhood houses

Housing

Affordable housing means several different things at once

The London Planning Desk / August 26, 2026

Few words in planning carry as much confusion as affordable. It is used in policy documents, committee reports, marketing material

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Housing

Converting Offices Into Homes: What Works

Affordable housing means several different things at once

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