Housing Minister: Market For ‘Private Social Rent’ Should Be Explored

The housing minister has suggested there is a need to explore the market for “private social rent” in response to a question about boosting social housing supply. Asked about whether he wanted to see levels of social housing return to 70,000 social homes being built a year, he said he would like to see an increase in supply. Mr Malthouse added: “It would be quite interesting to look at if there is a market – whether anybody can stimulate a market – for private social rent.” The minister did not expand on what he meant by this, but it comes amid a rise in the sector of for-profit providers of social housing. Read more on Inside Housing.

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