They could have solved polis' accommodation in Town once and for all, but instead they chose to sell off various barracks and buildings that could have been converted - OWOB, Chelsea Bks etc
May have been costly at the start to covert to Grade 1 accommodation as some of these buildings need considerable work but no more so than other infra projects, and longer term would have saved a fortune by having MPs accommodation provided for, thus negating the need to rent/buy accommodation at public expense. Andy Burnham already owns a property in Town, but was reportedly 'forced' to rent somewhere by the system at public expense. And they wonder why we don't have a great opinion of them!