Lewisham council, in southeast London, is developing ambitious plans to transfer public land to community groups in an attempt to get new social housing built in the borough(自治市镇；区). According to papers table(提交；正式提出)d at Wednesday’s council cabinet meeting, the local authority(地方政府；地方当局) is devising a new housing strategy, which includes giving packages of public land worth up to £2m each to community-led organisations such as housing co-operative(合作社)s, on the condition that(条件是；前提是) they build social housing.
伦敦东南部的刘易舍姆区议会正在制定一项雄心勃勃的计划，拟将公共土地转让给社区团体，以推动在本区新建社会住房。根据周三提交给议会内阁会议的文件，该地方政府正在设计一项新的住房战略，其中包括把每块价值最高达200万英镑的公共土地打包交给住房合作社等社区主导型组织，条件是它们必须建造社会住房。
The Green-controlled council is further considering placing any land it gives away through the programme into community land trusts, legal instruments that lock in(锁定；使固定不变) permanent affordability. They may also provide low-interest loans to help developments get started, and pre-approve(预先批准) planning permission to speed up construction. It is hoped that the proposals will take effect within a year. Together, they form the most radical suite of solutions to the housing crisis any local authority is currently putting forward.(它们共同构成了当前任何地方政府提出的最激进的一整套住房危机解决方案。) If adopted elsewhere, the approach could transform the construction of social housing not just in Lewisham, but across the entire country.
这个由绿党控制的区议会还在考虑将项目中赠送的所有土地纳入社区土地信托——一种能永久锁定可负担性的法律工具。他们可能还会提供低息贷款以帮助项目启动，并预先批准规划许可以加快施工。这些提案有望在一年内生效。它们共同构成了当前任何地方政府提出的最激进的一整套住房危机解决方案。如果其他地方也采用这一做法，可能不仅改变刘易舍姆、而且改变整个国家的社会住房建设。
Today three in four(四分之三) new British homes are built by for-profit property developers. The rest are erect(建造；竖立)ed predominantly by housing associations, with just a paltry(微不足道的；少得可怜的) few built by local authorities. Unlike in comparable European economies, almost no new UK homes are being built by community organisations. To get new social housing built in their area, therefore, councils are reliant on private developers building a proportion of homes for social rent as part of larger master plans.(因此，为了让本地区新建社会住房，地方议会只能依赖私人开发商在大型总体规划中配建一定比例的社会租赁住房。) But developers frequently use their strong bargaining position(谈判地位；议价能力) to haggle down(讨价还价压低) the amount of social housing they actually deliver.
如今，英国每四套新房中有三套由营利性房地产开发商建造。其余主要由住房协会建造，地方政府建造的只有少得可怜的几套。与可比的欧洲经济体不同，英国几乎没有任何新房由社区组织建造。因此，为了让本地区新建社会住房，地方议会只能依赖私人开发商在大型总体规划中配建一定比例的社会租赁住房。但开发商常常利用其强势的谈判地位，把实际交付的社会住房数量讨价还价地压低。