Fear of return to council ghettos
Housing associations are to stop building mixed estates of privately owned and social rented homes because of the credit crunch, leading to fears of a return to ‘council ghettosâ says…
Tag: social housing
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Lunchtime news May 9
Commenting in the Evening Standard, Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson warns that homes in London costing less than £100,000 could soon be a thing of the past. An increasingly detached…
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LAs not buying unsold properties
Social landlords in the 20 areas with the longest social housing waiting lists have bought only 20 properties between them through the government’s £200 million rescue package. Just four local…
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Lunchtime news April 2
New research for the DCLG into loans for vulnerable home owners concludes there is room for expansion if more choices are developed. Councils will be allowed to build and deliver…
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Huge drop in social housing predicted
Housing associations have warned that without urgent government intervention there will be a ‘catastrophic’ collapse in the provision of new social housing. The 1,900 social landlords have urged ministers to…
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Lunchtime news June 14
The Liberal Democrats today dramatically raised the political stakes on housing with a call for a million new affordable homes over the next decade. The 100,000-a-year programme would be more…
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Housing associations urge government involvement
Housing associations and lenders are calling for the government to change the way it funds social housing, arguing the current system that combines a grant with income from property sales…
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Choice words
HOMELESS households have not lost out under choice-based lettings, according to new research for the DCLG. An idea first borrowed from the Dutch five years ago and now adopted by…
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Lunchtime news Tuesday 12 August 2026
The number of people moving house has fallen to its lowest level since the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ survey began in 1978. RICS said the squeeze on mortgage availability…
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Under the radar
THOSE NICE Nu Tories couldn’t possibly do anything nasty if they get power, right? That nice Mr Cameron even mentioned housing in his conference speech. Wrong, says Polly Toynbee this…