Extend Security of Tenure to Help Fix 'Broken' Housing Market

Security of tenure in the private rented sector should be extended from six months to 24, according to a new report, which says much of England is becoming increasingly reliant, by default, on the private rented sector. That call, alongside increasing capital investment in new affordable homes and the regulation of the private rented sector, has been made in an in-depth report by the year-long Housing Voice Independent Inquiry. It makes 10 “emergency recommendations” which the Government could act upon immediately to help tackle the housing crisis - as well as other legislative and funding measures it needs to take on board in next year’s Comprehensive Spending Review. It also calls for a National Commission on Affordable Housing to report before the 2015 General Election.  Download both volumes of the report from the Housing Voice website.