The report stage in the House of Lords saw peers strike
several blows to government policy on Starter Homes. Two amendments, one and
eight, were passed by the Lords as they looked to safeguard affordable housing
against starter homes. Amendment one, passed with a 275-181 vote, was regarding
the starter homes discount taper being 20 years instead of the government
proposed eight. The second, amendment eight led by Lord Kerslake, seeks to
allow local authorities to have discretion on starter homes numbers. Read more
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