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30,000 social houses lying empty

Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed almost 30,000 social homes are being left empty for more than six months, despite the 1.77 million families waiting for social housing. The Lib Dems have been calling on the government to cut VAT on repair works to make it cheaper to bring empty homes back into

HRA reform essential

By Sahira ShillSeptember 14, 2018ROOF Blogcouncil housing, house building, house market, housing association, housing management, housing revenue account, local authority, local council, local government, repairs

Most of England’s social housing could come under the control of housing associations within a few years because of the system for funding council housing, housing experts have warned. They are calling for reform to the housing revenue account (HCA) to allow local authorities to keep their rents and reinvest in existing or new stock

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30,000 social houses lying empty

HRA reform essential