Property News · September 28, 2017

Labour aims to be tenants' champion but cheaper housing will take time


Three-year tenancies may offer more stability but renters can expect to save only a few pounds a week with a rent capFor decades the Tories have pitched themselves as the homeowners’ party. In Brighton, Jeremy Corbyn made clear Labour wants to be the champion of a smaller but increasingly politicised electorate: tenants.Concern is crystallising in both parties that voters will punish hard any failure to tackle the housing crisis at the next election. This month the communities secretary, Sajid Javid, launched a green paper on social housing in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. On Wednesday Corbyn made a trio of promises aimed at the 20% of UK households who rent and others who want to buy but are angry at rising costs and poor conditions. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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