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Originally Posted by kizzy
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Grant Shapps, the current Housing Minister, is, apparently, a non-interventionist, being in favour of a community-up approach to solving the housing crisis and against a Government top-down strategy. This, presumably, means leaving local authorities to sell off what's left of the old "council houses" and letting "market forces" determine new-build levels and provision/price of rented accommodation while Shapps makes vague promises of "support" for those who participate in local "empowerment".
Given the current economic climate and the preference of Government ministers to fraternise with the rich, powerful and self-interested, any possibility of the introduction of a major "affordable housing" strategy is, IMO, remote.