38% of Councils in East Mids to 'Keep Housing Targets'

Housing think tank, the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) has published research on the impact of the abolition of Regional Strategies. Among its findings it found that in the East Midlands, more than one third of local authorities (38 per cent) have stated their intention to keep the housing targets set out in the Regional Strategies. Some of the main findings of the research are:
* Approximately one third of local authorities (32 per cent) in the East Midlands were undecided on their housing targets.
*In the East Midlands, over one third of local authorities (38 per cent) stated their intention to keep the housing targets in the Regional Spatial Strategies.
* Some local authorities responding to the research were struggling to understand the nature and scope of their new responsibilities.
* Local authorities were concerned that they do not have the financial or technical resources to assess local housing need.
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