Clays Lane housing estate in Stratford was built in the 1970s and was Europe’s second largest purpose built housing cooperative consisting of 450 units.

It is the subject of a compulsory purchase order by the London Development Agency.

All residents were promised equivalent, if not better, housing.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone in response to a question from a London Assembly Member said on 16 November 2005 that he was: "Committed to Clays Lane Residents being given a range of re-housing options that is expected to lead to an improvement in their current accommodation…"

It is these options, the Clays Lane residents currently argue, that have failed to materialise.

The Chair of the Residents' Committee, Ian Sandison, said: "The estate is a unique environment for its residents, many of who rely on the community for support and have lived in the community for many years. It is a site which would be an ideal model for the type of eco-friendly and socially inclusive housing developments Gordon Brown has recently put at the centre of his agenda." "However we are now resigned to the fact that we must move but we need to maintain for our residents their standard of living and social inclusiveness that help many of our members to function and feel part of society."

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