Posts Tagged ‘social homes’
Shelter’s response to the government’s annual social housing sales figures
Shelter’s response to the government’s annual social housing sales figures below: In 2017-18, a total of 6,463 social homes were delivered – 84% fewer than in 2010-11. This is despite a slight increase in the overall number of homes supplied (an extra 562) compared with the previous year. In 2017-18, a total of 20,891 social homes were…
Read MoreShelter’s updated response to the scrapping of council borrowing caps.
Shelter’s updated response to the scrapping of council borrowing caps. This represents a major reform that will allow councils to deliver desperately needed affordable homes – and allow them onto the playing field as significant housebuilders. Previously there was a prohibitive cap on how much councils could borrow against their assets to fund new housing…
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