Property News · May 10, 2017

We’ve been playing politics with housing for too long


Labour’s plans could bring back some security for renters – but it’s still homeowners who decide electionsIn the 10 years I’ve been writing about British social housing policy, no news story has more encapsulated the unfolding crisis than the recent revelation that councils have spent millions of pounds buying back homes lost through the right-to-buy policy. Islington, in Jeremy Corbyn’s back yard, has spent £6.2m acquiring former council houses it had sold to leaseholders for less than £1.3m in total. Related: At last, a plan to tackle the housing crisis – Labour may just have the answer | Owen Jones Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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