LISTEN In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG's residential reporter Akanksha Soni sits down with Ealing Council leader Peter Mason, who has just been appointed as the local authority’s lead for planning and skills, in addition to his role as deputy chair of the Local Government Association.

Mason speaks about the tripartite collaboration of a Labour council, mayor of London and national government, and the borough's goal to deliver 4,000 affordable homes by 2025. Ealing’s overarching plans include the building of 28,000 homes over the next 15 years, with key roles for build-to-rent and private developers in providing them.

He adds that the borough is open for investment and partnership to deliver homes across underutilised areas such as Old Oak and North Acton, as well as highlighting the lessons learnt from John Lewis’s BTR scheme above its Waitrose store in West Ealing.