Shelter: 49% of Lewisham homes will still be affordable by 2016

Following the debate about how changes to housing policy will affect affordability in London, Shelter has released a study predicting that Lewisham will remain one of the most affordable boroughs in London by 2016, with 81 of its 166 neighbourhoods still expected to be affordable in five years' time. This will make Lewisham the 8th most affordable borough in London.

Areas considered 'largely unaffordable' are those where 75% of two bedroom homes have rents greater than the maximum housing benefit payable for that size of property. Overall, the study predicts that affordability in the capital will have declined significantly by 2016.