The housing and planning bill is going to the 3rd stage in the House of Lords but I don't see much about it, it is going to affect so many people!
Pay to stay will be introduced, households with a 40k income for London or 30k elsewhere will pay local market rate rent, this extra rent goes to the government, not the councils. People who start paying private rented levels of rent will maybe expect more for their money? There will be no extra money in the pot, it's going to Central Government.
The new national living wage being introduced, the sums show that most households with 2 working full time will hit the 30k.
New tenancies will have a fixed term of 2 to 5 years. Meaning social housing will only be for those who have no other way to find housing themselves, whilst they get on their feet, most would think this should be the case, I use to think that should be the case myself, but that's not how communities form, being friendly with the neighbours, instead this could promote "sink estates?"
Councils will be forced to sell high value council properties that become empty or face a levy charge if they don't. Again, this money does not go to the council, it goes to Central Government.
This is only it in part, yet it seems to be flying under the radar!
Some of the changes wouldn't be so bad if the money went back into the local area/ local housing.
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StripeySherbert · 21/02/2016 18:34
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