This case study report makes a series of policy recommendations aimed at reducing the worst effects of London's housing squeeze. These recommendations include:

• increasing the supply of housing, for example by releasing more public land for development
• improving the effectiveness of welfare reforms, including a short-term uplift in the housing allowance cap and a longer term move to devolve housing powers and responsibilities to the mayor
• achieving reasonable regulation in the private rented sector, including exploring maximum base rents and forming a rent stabilisation body
• increasing taxation of foreign buyers of prime London property by pressing ahead with various tax changes currently under consultation.