Housing Minister Grant Shapps was today savaged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) after he reignited the debate over home ownership in a major speech.
Mr Shapps said there were an estimated 1.4 million households who aspired to owning a property but were unable to do so because of house prices and mortgage availability. He told the audience: "I am simply saying to those who aspire to own their own home: this Government will support you, you will not be ignored. The age of aspiration is back."
But his comments have enraged the NLA, which represents private sector landlords, who claimed his speech was 'just another ritual offering at the altar of home ownership'.
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