No one who has followed the past five years of Tory policy will be surprised that government wants to scrap the requirement to build affordable homesThe announcement from David Cameron that starter homes will replace “affordable” homes in planning deals will come as no surprise to those who enjoy been following housing policy over the past five years.
The whole trajectory of Conservative thinking on housing and planning is towards home ownership and absent from “affordable” housing built by councils and housing associations. In their manifesto,the Conservatives describe themselves as the party of home ownership, although the figures prove that owner-occupation has been falling consistently. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com