Tackling bad landlords and boosting shared ownership
schemes are among the measures set out in the Government’s new social housing
plan. Housing secretary James
Brokenshire said landlord league tables and plans to empower residents amount
to “major reform” of the sector as the minister set out the social housing
green paper. But his offer was savaged by opponents and the housing charity
Shelter, who said it fails to outline “a single extra penny” to build more
council-run homes, with ministers simply agreeing to a consultation on how cash
from the the Right to Buy policy could be spent. Read more on the Huff Post
website.
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