# Labour pledge: “Build over 10,000 genuinely affordable homes for local people”

Hammersmith & Fulham Labour pledged in its manifesto of May 2026 (page 6): “Build over 10,000 genuinely affordable homes for local people”. Status on Borough Book: In plan. A Cabinet or committee decision, or an adopted strategy. Latest step, 14 Sept 2026: Cabinet decision, 14 Sept 2026 (in a council plan): “that part of the land hatched pink comprising the 39 new affordable homes (21 social rent and 18 shared ownership) located in Block B for housing purposes”. Labour runs Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked against council decisions and budgets. No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet. No deadline is stated.

- Who: Hammersmith & Fulham Labour
- Made: 2026-05-01, manifesto, page 6
- Area: Housing and homelessness
- Status: In plan (A Cabinet or committee decision, or an adopted strategy.)
- Cost: No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.
- Deadline: none stated
- Last changed: 2026-10-08
- Page: https://boroughbook.uk/promise/lab-2026-affordable-homes

## Timeline

- 2026-05-01: Headline pledge in the 2026 Labour manifesto
- 2026-09-14: Cabinet decision, 14 Sept 2026 (in a council plan): “that part of the land hatched pink comprising the 39 new affordable homes (21 social rent and 18 shared ownership) located in Block B for housing purposes” ([source](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=73396))

## Questions

**Has Labour kept its pledge: “Build over 10,000 genuinely affordable homes for local people”?**
Not yet. A council decision or adopted strategy commits to it, but money and delivery have not been shown. Status: In plan.

**What has the council done about it?**
14 Sept 2026: Cabinet decision, 14 Sept 2026 (in a council plan): “that part of the land hatched pink comprising the 39 new affordable homes (21 social rent and 18 shared ownership) located in Block B for housing purposes”.

**What would it cost?**
No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.

**Where does this pledge come from?**
Hammersmith & Fulham Labour's manifesto of 1 May 2026, page 6, quoted word for word. Sources: Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 6; Cabinet decision, 14 Sept 2026 (in a council plan).

**Can the party reply?**
Yes. Any councillor or party named on a card can reply by emailing boroughs@guzh.uk, and replies are published on the card within five working days.

## Sources

- [Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 6](https://web.archive.org/web/20260617065909/https://hflabour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HF-manifesto-EXEC.pdf)
- [Cabinet decision, 14 Sept 2026 (in a council plan)](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=73396)

## Replies

None yet. Replies: boroughs@guzh.uk.

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