*I can't give any detail, but its no secret that there will be cuts to the housing budget. To address the deficit housing must take its share of the burden.
*I think that anyone who receives public money, including arms length bodies, needs to be transparent and embrace a new spirit of openness.
*Of course the public also want to know you are providing a great service with their money.
* We do need effective economic regulation to make sure we get the maximum punch from the taxpayer's pound. I have made it clear that our review of the TSA will deliver this outcome.
*I've also made no secret of my view that we don't need a Quango, which spent £40 million pounds in its first year, just to work out that tenants would like their repairs done quickly!
*Inspections are of limited value if all they amount to is little more than a box ticking exercise
*If tenants are unhappy with the service they get, it should be dealt with quickly by their landlord. If it isn't fixed, they should be able to go to a tenant panel, their councillors or MP. If they don't get any joy, then the complaint could be referred to an ombudsman. It should be as simple as that - a local solution to a local problem.
*I will be sharing my conclusions from the review of TSA shortly, and the outcome will reflect the coalition government's commitment to localism.
*The Localism Bill which will be introduced later this year will pass an unprecedented amount of power to locals.
*Out with top down controls, and in with incentives through the New Homes Bonus
*I want the HCA to hand more of its power and control away to local communities.
*We will be introducing the Community Right to Build scheme with a threshold of 75% local backing in a referendum, not the 90% we first proposed.
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