Fill in our survey to reveal us approximately the pressures you face and how government policies affect your working livesFew government policies have been as controversial as the housing and planning bill now going through the House of Lords.
The bill,which the Commons passed in January, extends the right to buy to housing associations as part of a voluntary deal with the sector, and ends indefinite tenancies in council-owned properties and prioritises the construction of so-called starter homes for first-time buyers. Lord Kerslake,the former head of the civil service and chair of the Peabody housing organization, has accused government ministers of trying to phase out social housing altogether.
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Source: theguardian.com