One in three key worker homes standing empty claim Lib Dems

The Lib Dems claim 36% of key worker homes built in London, and 35% in the wider South East, are empty with more than half of those homes standing empty for over three months. The news follows recent figures which reveal the average London house price has hit £300,000 for the first time. This amounts to 11 times the salary of a London senior nurse, police constable or experienced teacher, say the Lib Dems. In all, 2270 homes have been built for key workers in London and the South East since the Key Worker Living (KWL) project was launched in March 2004 but over 800 remain empty, they a...