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Tories force all councils to become private landlords in white paper – The ONLY new houses that councils will ever build from now on will be private rented properties at full private rent levels.
Joe Halewood | Housing Welfare Consultant | Speye Blog | 19.2.17
…”Imagine a yellow paged book called Housing Analysis for Dummies to see what the Tories housing white paper says and means:
- Councils are forced to build properties else they will be sanctioned
- ALMOs are forced to build properties else they will be sanctioned
- If councils or ALMOs build for social rent these properties will be subject to right to buy AND they will be subject to forcibly being sold to pay HA tenants right to buy discounts.
- If councils or ALMOs build for affordable rent these properties will be subject to right to buy AND they will be subject to forcibly being sold to pay HA tenants right to buy discounts.
That leaves the ONLY option which councils and ALMOs are forced to build is private rented properties that of course have a full private rent level. Hence there is never any chance ever that councils or ALMOs will ever build for social rent and hence all councils will become private landlords.”…
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