Ongoing behind the scenes work with three councils will
form the basis of flagship Conservative plans for ‘bespoke deals’ to build
social rented housing, it is understood.
In a statement, Mrs May said she plans to enable “the most ambitious”
councils and housing associations build “a new generation” of socially rented
properties. This builds on behind-the-scenes work with three authorities –
Stoke, Sheffield and Newark and Sherwood – which have been discussing a package
of measures that could allow them to step-up house building. The packages
discussed would include flexibility on borrowing caps – imposed under the
self-financing deal in 2012 – but also involve new deals on rent setting and bland assembly powers. Read more on Inside Housing.
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