London’s former deputy mayor for housing and the
government’s preferred candidate for the Housing Ombudsman has been grilled by
MPs over past comments about social tenants. Richard Blakeway faced a
pre-appointment hearing at the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select
Committee. Bob Blackman, a Conservative MP and member of the committee, read
from a 2009 Inside Housing article that quoted Mr Blakeway as saying: “The
quality of life is a joke. Forty-six per cent of social tenants love their dog
more than their neighbour. Why? Largely because of the total absence of the
market.” Read more on Inside Houisng.
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault
evictions
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Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants
with nowhere to go try to delay evictions
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