Local Authority housing provision
This is a video of a zoom meeting, with speakers Janice Morphet/Ben Clifford and Joe Penny. Janice and Ben have researched direct delivery of housing by local authorities through different vehicles; Housing Revenue Account and different forms of private Local Housing Companies. Joe has carried out research into Local Housing Companies in London.
The government should end “affordable rent”and Right to Buy
This is a letter to Michael Gove in response to his speech at a Shelter in which he said that he would look at ways to produce more social rent homes. These comments are welcome but if you seriously want to see a big increase in the building of social rent homes then it is … Continue reading The government should end “affordable rent”and Right to Buy
The Great Nottingham Council Rent Robbery
Council tenants need to be vigilant of council management of the housing revenue account ring-fence. In December of last year Nottingham City Council issued a section 114 notice, acknowledging that it had acted unlawfully by using housing revenue account money to prop up its General Fund . The notice was issued after a Chartered Institute … Continue reading The Great Nottingham Council Rent Robbery
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