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London councils will no longer have to force developers to deliver 50 per cent affordable housing when they build in the capital.

Boris Johnson the Mayor of London took the first steps to removing the city-wide target for local authorities this week.

A GOVERNMENT agency has warned UK housing associations could be "significantly exposed" to turmoil in the housing market after carrying out a survey of the country’s top 100 developers.

A report, published by the Housing Corporation on work done last month, concludes: “The emergence of serious problems in international credit markets over the past year, combined with the slowdown in the UK residential property market, means that housing associations are facing challenging times.