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.