A housing association has opted to leave the National
Housing Federation (NHF), claiming it has lost trust in the body following the
vote in favour of the voluntary extension of the Right to Buy. Westfield Housing Association recently voted
in favour of not renewing its membership. Westfield said smaller associations
had become “marginalised” in the run-up to the vote in October, claiming they
were not given the advance warning of the voluntary deal received by larger
landlords. The association claimed the NHF agreement with government on a
voluntary extension showed it had bowed to pressure from its larger members,
after opposing the plan to extend Right to Buy. It also accused NHF chief
executive David Orr of “cranking up” the threat of associations being
re-classified as public bodies by the Office for National Statistics, and
potentially losing independence, if the voluntary deal was not approved. Read
the full statement on the Westfield website.
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