**Affordable Housing Site Goes Live with Meme-Laden Test Data**

In a bizarre turn of events, a new website designed to help Londoners find affordable housing has gone live – but it's not exactly what you'd expect. Instead of showcasing cozy properties, the site is featuring a collection of internet memes and test data.

The URL for the site, homes-uat.london.gov.uk, is a dead giveaway that this is likely a user acceptance testing (UAT) site that was accidentally made public. And indeed, it appears to be a test version of the GLA's Homes for Londoners portal.

Visitors to the site will find images of a British national treasure looking worse for wear, the "tapping head" meme man, and even former London Mayor and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The images are accompanied by text that reads "Test Homes for Londoners Home 1" repeatedly – making it clear that this is test data.

At least there's no profanity to be found – a common feature of test data. But the inclusion of memes, rather than actual property listings, raises questions about how seriously developers take their test data. After all, we've seen countless similar incidents where test data has been left exposed to the public.

The problem of affordable housing in London is well-documented – and getting worse by the day. Property prices are skyrocketing, making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to find a place to call home. So, the launch of a website aimed at addressing this issue is certainly welcome – even if it's not exactly off to a smooth start.

The Register reached out to the Mayor of London's Office regarding the meme-laden test data, but so far, we haven't received a response. However, in an update added just hours after our initial report, a Greater London Authority spokesperson confirmed that this was indeed a technical error on the test site – and that the issue has been resolved.

According to the GLA spokesperson: "This was a technical error on the test site for the GLA's Homes for Londoners portal. The page has now been removed and the issue has been resolved."

**Update**

We've added an update to this story, which includes a statement from the Greater London Authority confirming that this was indeed a technical error – and that it's now fixed.