thomas davison Party Leader
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 4018 Location: northumberland
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:28 am Post subject: MORE NEW HOMES MUST BE BUILT, YES BUT NOT FOR IMMIGRANTS |
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new report urges the Government to 'get Britain building' in a bid to tackle the 'burgeoning housing crisis'
More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.
The National Housing Federation, the homelessness charity Shelter and the Chartered Institute of Housing, called on the Government to do more after publishing their second Housing Report which finds it is failing in five out of 10 key issues.
It urged the coalition to "get Britain building" to provide thousands of much-needed homes, with the benefit of stimulating the economy.
The report found that affordability of the rented sector, help with housing costs, homelessness, the housing supply and overcrowding were getting worse.
The study found no change in the issues of home ownership, mobility and planning, while there were improvements in empty homes and "evictions, repossessions and arrears".
After publishing the findings, the authors said "the Government is falling well short in tackling the country's burgeoning housing crisis".
David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, which represents housing associations, said: "Much more needs to be done to tackle this country's dire housing crisis. Unless we build significantly more homes, it will only get worse.
"Building new homes will help fix our broken housing market and, with rising unemployment and living costs, spur economic growth by creating jobs and supporting small businesses. It's a win/win for the taxpayer and for the millions stuck on waiting lists."
Kay Boycott, director of communications, policy and campaigns at Shelter, said: "Every day Shelter sees families up and down the country whose lives are being torn apart by the shortage of affordable homes.
"This government has had two years to start delivering on housing, yet this report paints a pretty bleak picture of its current record on housing in all its forms. We must now see progress made on the commitments outlined in November's Housing Strategy and bolder action taken to make sure families across the country can find a decent place to call home."
There would be plenty of homes available if we got out of the EU and returned all those immigrants who have come here to take our jobs and homes, GET OUT OF THE EU NOW BEFORE IT PULLS THIS COUNTRY DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT OF IMMIGRANTS TAKING OUR HOMES AND JOBS. |
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