Grant Shapps: 'The Most Radical Reforms to Social Housing for a Generation'

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called on housing associations, housebuilders and developers to take advantage of a new scheme to build more affordable homes. Mr Shapps said the Affordable Rent programme will allow landlords to offer homes to new tenants at up to 80 per cent of local market rate, with the extra revenue to be invested in new homes. The Housing minister also confirmed that over the next four years the government will also be investing £4.5billion that will deliver up to 150,000 new affordable homes. Read what the Minister has to say on the CLG website.