Rent Review Vital To Avoid Social Housing Industry Grinding To a Halt

Government must commit to a public review of social and affordable housing rent policy or risk the industry grinding to a halt, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and housing association L&Q. The organisations are calling for a formal government review of rent policy with a view to proposing a new framework and long-term settlement.  The current settlement, where rents increase by RPI plus 0.5% every year, is due to come to an end in 2015.  Read more on the CIH website.