Council housing to disappear within decade
Series: Financial Times ; 22 February 2000, 5(2)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: According to latest figures, council housing could disappear within the next ten years. Local authorities are unable to afford the £20bn cost in backlog repair. A record twenty five councils have applied to transfer 300,000 council homes to social landlords who are able to raise funds privately for refurbishment. The transfer figure is nearly a tenth of the remaining council housing stock in England. Graph.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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According to latest figures, council housing could disappear within the next ten years. Local authorities are unable to afford the £20bn cost in backlog repair. A record twenty five councils have applied to transfer 300,000 council homes to social landlords who are able to raise funds privately for refurbishment. The transfer figure is nearly a tenth of the remaining council housing stock in England. Graph.