Sadiq Khan has pledged £11m to an initiative which plans to build up to 200 affordable modular homes for rent across the capital.

Describing the rise in homelessness in recent years as a “national disgrace” the London mayor said the use of modular construction and temporarily vacant sites would help to ease some of the pressure on local councils “and make a real difference to the families involved.”

The initiative is run by the Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise (Place), a not-for-profit company hosted by Tower Hamlets on behalf of those councils involved.