Data shared by Labour-run Southwark Council with the local Liberal Democrat party has revealed that the local authority’s housing starts have dropped by 96% from 684 homes in 2022/23 to only 28 homes in 2023/24.

Southwark Liberal Democrats also noted that fewer than half (45%) of the council homes started since 2017/2018 have reached completion.

There are currently 17,700 households on Southwark Council’s housing waiting list.