Download our member briefing following the
Government's new housing strategy announced on 21 November.
24 November 2011
The Government’s new housing strategy was jointly announced by
the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on Monday 21 November
2011. It aims to tackle the housing shortage, boost the economy,
create jobs and give people the opportunity to get onto the housing
ladder.
The Federation welcomes the Government’s recognition of the huge
economic and social value that housing investment brings. However,
we believe the Government needs to be bolder, go further to fix the
broken housing market and take the decisive actions needed to
radically increase housing supply.
The key measures to note include:
- A new build indemnity scheme for up to 100,000 households
- £400m fund to provide development finance for firms with
stalled sites
- More regulation for housing associations on value for
money
- Growing the private rented sector and build to rent
schemes
- £50m extra funding to bring empty homes back into use
- A 'new deal for older people's housing'
- Creation of a network of neighbourhood designers.
This briefing explains the most important Government
announcements presented within the Housing Strategy. It also sets
out the Federation’s views on these announcements.
Direct link to this page
http://www.housing.org.uk/publications/find_a_publication/general/laying_the_foundations.aspx
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