Labour U-turn on private landlords
Language: English Series: Daily Telegraph ; 26/6/91 p4Publication details: 1991Subject(s): Summary: Looks at Labour party housing policy discussed by Michael Meacher, shadow social security secretary. Measures including vowing not to reintroduce rent control or imposing security of tenure on existing private tenancies in an effort to encourage private landlords to let property, dividing the private rented sector , reforming the housing benefit system, shared mortgage schemes , housing log books , adopting the Scottish system for England and Wales whereby a written offer for a house becomes a binding contract and tougher controls on the amount estate agents can charge for selling properties.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Looks at Labour party housing policy discussed by Michael Meacher, shadow social security secretary. Measures including vowing not to reintroduce rent control or imposing security of tenure on existing private tenancies in an effort to encourage private landlords to let property, dividing the private rented sector , reforming the housing benefit system, shared mortgage schemes , housing log books , adopting the Scottish system for England and Wales whereby a written offer for a house becomes a binding contract and tougher controls on the amount estate agents can charge for selling properties.