Housing associations have become eligible for a two-month
head start over private sector competitors when bidding for public land. An
“unexpected but welcome” side effect of the reclassification of associations as
public bodies last year means they have a new special standing, enabling them
to bid for developable public land. The Cabinet Office has confirmed housing
associations are now able to use a 40-working-day window before land disposed
of by government departments is advertised on the open market. The government
has committed to release enough public land to build 160,000 new homes between
2015 and 2020. Read more on Inside Housing.
No comments:
Post a Comment