Letters to the Editor: April 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor: April 26, 2025
London Free Press
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Is city hall’s push for infill development here to stay?

Is city hall’s push for infill development here to stay?
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There’s an increasingly common housing trend in London: infill development. Much of the city’s new development is rising on existing lots, not undeveloped land. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at why infill has taken off recently, and if may be here to stay. WHAT’S HAPPENING? Infill has become a focus of most meetings of council’s planning […]
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U.S. tariff threat creating ‘uncertainty, concern’ for London home builders

U.S. tariff threat creating ‘uncertainty, concern’ for London home builders
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Potential tariffs by the United States on Canadian products could slow the pace of new home construction in London in 2025, with local industry watchers expressing concern over increases in the cost of materials and build times and an overall drop in demand.   U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of blanket 25 per cent tariffs […]
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Cha-ching? London housing starts near target to unlock big funding bonus

Cha-ching? London housing starts near target to unlock big funding bonus
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London is looking like it will meet its provincially set annual housing target for 2024, meaning city hall will have access to some significant cash. LFP’s Jack Moulton breaks down where London sits and why it has stepped out ahead of other cities.  HOW IS LONDON DOING ON ITS TARGET? Ontario has committed to building […]
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Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash

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London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282
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Arguments for, against expanding London’s urban growth boundary

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As London’s population swells beyond expectation, and the city looks down the barrel of the national housing crisis, there are new questions about available land and its affordability. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the city’s urban growth boundary, and why it should or shouldn’t be expanded. WHAT
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A rapid transit 'village' in northwest London – just no rapid transit

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On paper, it still lives — a bus rapid transit route in northwest London of just the kind the city hopes will attract high-density residential development. In practice, it's a phantom route because city council cancelled it.
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Landlords and building owners will get a maximum of $2 million for every office building they convert to residential apartments, states a report to the city’s planning and environment committee Tuesda

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A proposed plan to convert vacant office space in downtown London to apartments is hitting city politicians and it has a dollar figure attached to it. Read More
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London home builders and developers questioned Thursday whether many of the 18,000 homes now at various stages of approval in the city will ever be built.

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London home builders and developers are questioning whether many of the 18,000 homes at various stages of approval in the city will ever be built. Read More
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Up to $100M: estimated cost to London of Ontario building law changes

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London could face a shortfall of up to $100 million as a result of sweeping changes to building legislation proposed by the province that may slash what builders pay city hall, a staff report warns. Read More
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