London’s former deputy mayor for housing and the
government’s preferred candidate for the Housing Ombudsman has been grilled by
MPs over past comments about social tenants. Richard Blakeway faced a
pre-appointment hearing at the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select
Committee. Bob Blackman, a Conservative MP and member of the committee, read
from a 2009 Inside Housing article that quoted Mr Blakeway as saying: “The
quality of life is a joke. Forty-six per cent of social tenants love their dog
more than their neighbour. Why? Largely because of the total absence of the
market.” Read more on Inside Houisng.
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