Minister Urges Councils to Set Fixed-Term Tenancies

Mark Prisk has called on councils to make better use of powers to set their own housing policies.  The housing minister said: ‘Councils should be using the flexibilities we have given them to ensure homes go to those in greatest need in their area, better meet the needs of current and future tenants and cut waiting lists.’ An Inside Housing survey shows 29 out of 50 English councils are rejecting the use of flexible tenancies.  The comments suggest the government is concerned about the number of councils ruling out the use of fixed-term tenancies, as opposed to lifetime tenancies. Read more on Inside Housing.