Time to take off the blinkers
The stigmatisation of council tenants has become commonplace, aided by a government determined to erode a form of tenure that, only a generation ago, housed a third of our population.…
Tag: council housing
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Plan for another 20,000 social homes
Details of Gordon Brownâs plan to boost social housing were revealed in the House of Commons yesterday. He announced he would pump £2.1 billion into building affordable housing, including an…
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Tenants launch alternative housing plan
Tenants First has outlined proposals for a public housing strategy to meet the housing crisis. It calls for the establishment of a £3 billion fund to be used for a…
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Council tenant rent cut causing confusion
While council leaders welcomed the government’s announcement last week that it will limit the level of rent increases for council tenants, many say they are unclear how the shortfall will…
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Row over housing veto
A veto for the secretary of state for Wales over new housing laws may be illegal. The Welsh assembly government is seeking the right to legislate on housing, including the…
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Housing associations reject âsubstandardâ homes
Thousands of developersâ surplus new-build homes are being rejected by housing associations because they arenât of a high enough standard. The government set up a national clearing house to help…
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Scottish council bans eviction for rent arrears
Stirling council has become the first local authority in Scotland to ban the practice of evicting tenants who fall behind on their rent payments. Latest figures show the authority had…
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Westminster steps up council house building
However, Westminster CC has revealed plans to embark on the biggest council house building programme for a generation in May. During the next four years the council will build almost…
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Council house building will be a ‘drop in the ocean’
And still on the Budget – the £100 million announced by Alistair Darling to help councils start building houses has been described as a ‘drop in the ocean’ after it…
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Housing need study
The government has announced it is to commission a major study into housing need to determine whether people want to rent, buy or are interested in shared ownership. The findings…