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Election Debate _ Housing

Mon May 22, 2017 8:30 pm

For me each party has its good points but all don't go far enough. For me the Tories just get my vote.
What are your opinions?

Conservative:
Main pledges

Build "fixed-term council houses", sold privately after 10-15 years with automatic Right to Buy for tenants
Build one million homes by end of 2020 and 500,000 more by end of 2022
Build 160,000 houses on government-owned land
Implement the Homelessness Reduction Act to halve rough sleeping

Labour:
Main pledges

Introduce controls on rent rises
Suspend the right to buy policy
Build at least 100,000 council and housing association homes a year
Make available 4,000 additional homes for rough sleepers

Liberals:
Main pledges

Set target to build 300,000 new homes a year
Create 10 new garden cities in England
Stop right to buy for housing association tenants
Allow councils to charge 200% council tax on foreign-owned empty homes

Plaid:
Key campaign points

Roll out scheme to make housing stock more energy efficient
Ensure veterans receive adequate housing

Green:
Main pledges

Introduce rent controls and ban letting fees
Build 100,000 social rented homes a year by 2022
End Right to Buy discounts
Aim for house price stability

Re: Election Debate _ Housing

Mon May 22, 2017 9:41 pm

These council houses labour aim to build, looks like it will be the working class people who fund the rent for the people who are going to move into these? Not good in my opinion

Re: Election Debate _ Housing

Tue May 23, 2017 7:59 am

BlueMagic wrote:These council houses labour aim to build, looks like it will be the working class people who fund the rent for the people who are going to move into these? Not good in my opinion

Thats the problem with the Labour party they cannot count :lol: