Tag: council homes
Council faces backlash after Right-to-Buy loophole costs ...
A council with the biggest social housing waiting list in England has come under fire for buying back ex-council homes for millions...
Right-to-Buy has worsened housing crisis claims think tank
A think tank claims that Right-to-Buy has become “England’s biggest housing disaster”, costing taxpayers £200 billion.
A report...
Right-to-Buy sales set to reach highest level in 20 years
The number of council homes being sold under the Right-to-Buy scheme is set to hit its highest level in two decades.
More than 18,500...
Cardiff unveils plans to buy 280 homes for its homeless
In a bid to alleviate its severe housing shortage and deal with growing numbers needing homelessness support, one council has announced...
Council unveils its first housing check in EIGHT years ...
Despite hammering landlords with punitive fines for minor transgressions of selective licensing rules, one council has admitted that...
Council repurchases homes sold under Right to Buy scheme ...
A London council is set to spend millions of pounds repurchasing 310 council homes that were sold off under the Right to Buy scheme.