Who wants one of 50,000 cheap homes?

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This is a great idea. In the past plans to build more cheap and affordable housing has been put in place, I was never sure why they didn’t utilize the 700,000+ empty homes we see now, and of course, buy houses on a subsidized basis and convert them into affordable living.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23589917-details/Boris%3A+50%2C000+cheap+homes+pledge/article.do

BORIS Johnson has announced plans to create 50,000 affordable homes and kickstart the housing market.
The Mayor said he wanted to build the ambitious total, including 30,000 social housing units, within three years.