'Cash Incentive' For Council Tenants Moving Abroad

Council tenants in a London borough could be offered cash incentives to move abroad.  Harrow Council said offers of up to £20,000 could be made to those who were "already considering moving abroad" and it would be "entirely their choice".  It was one of the ideas presented to tenants and leaseholders at a meeting looking into freeing up housing stock. Moving tenants into smaller homes and into private accommodation were other options being considered.  The local authority said it had 5,000 homes, which was one of the smallest stocks of social housing in the capital. It stressed the ideas discussed were at a "very early stage".  Read more on the BBC website.