Housing Commission Produces Final Report

Ealing Council’s Housing Commission, which was launched in March 2011 to help identify the borough’s housing goals, has produced its final report and recommendations.  The Commission’s foremost recommendation is that Ealing maintains its commitment to socially rented homes and security of tenure with its own stock.  It also advocates employment and training advice, especially at the point of letting, becoming a core element of Ealing’s social tenancies.  The Commission also focused its attention on the private rental sector. Recommendations here include landlord licensing schemes, initially in areas where private rental properties are beginning to dominate and whhere there are especially poor standards.  The council will also consider using new Housing Revenue Account (HRA) freedoms to directly provide housing for private rental or sale, and so generate a cross-subsidy for providing social rented homes. Read more on the Ealing Council website.