Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Lib Dem Party Policies on Housing

A quick reminder of what was in the Liberal Democrats’ manifesto prior to the General Election.
*Scrap regional house-building targets and allow local authorities to determine how many and what type of homes are needed in their area
*Build tens of thousands of affordable houses to rent
*Ensure council houses sold under Right to Buy are replaced
*Allow local authorities to keep 100% of the capital receipts from Right to Buy sales
*Create a new system of Safe Start mortgages that protect buyers from negative equity
*"Scale back" Homebuy schemes
*Offer "Green Loans" for people to invest in home energy efficiency and micro-renewables
*Bring 250,000 empty homes back into use by offering grants and loans to their owners
*Scrap Home Information Packs, but retain energy performance certificates.

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