{"id":154886,"date":"2025-05-30T00:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-social-housing-invest-boldly-to-tackle-simmering-anger-about-substandard-homes\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T04:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:25:41","slug":"the-guardian-view-on-social-housing-invest-boldly-to-tackle-simmering-anger-about-substandard-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-social-housing-invest-boldly-to-tackle-simmering-anger-about-substandard-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian view on social housing: invest boldly to tackle \u2018simmering anger\u2019 about substandard homes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTwo weeks before the spending review, the housing ombudsman has issued an important warning about a deepening crisis and growing human miseryThe most obvious social housing problem in Britain is the lack of it. The failure to build enough homes to keep up with need, and replace those sold off under the right-to-buy scheme, has adversely affected millions of lives. In parts of England, the wait for family-size homes has reached 100 years, with long waiting lists also in Scotland and Wales. Charities rightly call this a national scandal.While the slowdown dates back decades, the 60% cut in the affordable housing budget in 2010 made the situation far worse. The resulting shortages mean millions of people are stuck in privately rented accommodation with no prospect of buying their own. Hundreds of thousands of others are officially homeless, and trapped in overcrowded temporary flats and rooms.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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