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Morning Briefing: slow pace of cladding removal criticised
The slow pace of cladding removal makes its way into the news today, and the rest of the day’s stories.
In the news
The government released its latest figures on cladding removal yesterday, showing that progress towards removing dangerous materials from tower blocks remains slow. Our report on the figures is here.
The BBC reports that cladding is still present on “thousands” of homes, and speaks to leaseholders in some of the blocks. Elsewhere the BBC reports in detail on a tower block in Teesside where work to remove cladding has been ongoing for months.
Wales Online runs an interesting piece looking at whether or not people support the recent action by government to scrap the Right to Buy in the country.
“Over the past couple of years we have been saving to buy this house. We love this house, love the area,” says on tenant. “The community here is amazing. We all look out for each other.
“I don’t see it as being fair. They stopped it this year when we had an opportunity to buy it. It’s really, really frustrating.”
But another resident, currently on a housing waiting list in the area, supports the move.
On the Huff Post, there is a comment piece about rising homelessness in London, which blames government inaction for the rise.
The government has published details of a North of Tyne devolution deal, under which a locally elected mayor will get compulsory purchase powers and control of a land and housing board.
The Times reports on how private landlords are pushing up rents despite a housing benefit freeze.
And on Scottish Housing News there is a report on the “true scale” of homelessness in Scotland.
On social media
Paul Hackett, chief executive of Optivo, enjoyed an FT long-read on housing:
A must read: @FT criticise 40 years of failure to deliver #AffordableHomes from sale of 2 million hectares of public land. But not too late to ensure remaining £420 billion public sector land delivers for long term public good. #LandValueCapture #ukhousing t.co/4RXH6gyFrt
— Paul Hackett (@PaulHackett10)A must read: @FT criticise 40 years of failure to deliver #AffordableHomes from sale of 2 million hectares of public land. But not too late to ensure remaining £420 billion public sector land delivers for long term public good. #LandValueCapture #ukhousing https://t.co/4RXH6gyFrt
— Paul Hackett (@PaulHackett10) November 9, 2018
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