Housing Bill Signals End Of The Road For Affordable Housing

The government’s housing and planning bill has reached report stage, and has been debated in the Commons amid protests, and concern from social housing professionals. Some protesters blockaded the Policy Exchange and Localis thinktanks in protest over previous reports from the two organisations in support of a number of measures now being included in the housing bill, particularly the sale of housing stock that, according to the protesters, will force the poorest out of expensive areas like London and could herald “the end of any prospect of secure or affordable homes for ordinary people”. Other protestors planned to assemble outside parliament to voice their opposition to the bill and its effect on tenants. Housing experts across the country have expressed reservations and concerns about various aspects of the bill. Read more on the Guardian website.