There are currently more than 100 social housing estates undergoing regeneration in London. One such estate is Heygate estate. The lack of political vision within the social housing sector where councils sell the SH estates can be identified. An immediate action that can reduce the councils' loss and restore their power and supply the high number of housing in need over the private developers is to compulsory purchase the Air Rights and build Social Housing on top of the existing apartments. Air rights refer to the "right to control, occupy, or use the vertical space above a property. The new Social Housing development has separate elevator cores and emergency stairs attached to the existing building. A variation of 1-2 bed apartments creating various floor configurations. Each floor has a mix of shared facilities, which can be used by the inhabitants creating an incentive to interact and create a community. There is excellent potential in supplying good quality social housing in London directly targeting the housing crisis, which i believe should be taken advantage of. Councils should exercise their compulsory purchase right and regain leverage over the private developers. The proposed scheme can be replicated and specifically adapt to each council and individual needs