The financial straits housing associations are facing due
to Right to Buy and the social housing rent cut has dominated submissions to a
parliamentary inquiry on the future of the sector. Written submissions to the CLG Committee’s
inquiry on the sustainability and viability of housing associations reveal
strong concern over the policies while also apparently wanting to appear
supportive to the government. According to the Placeshapers group of
associations there was now however a “risk of a drastic loss of new homes” in
the light of Right to Buy, required rent reductions and welfare reform. Read more on Inside Housing.
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