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| Link to The Guardian |
"David Cameron has woken up to England's housing
crisis. A Tory party once wedded to a "home-owning democracy" now finds
itself presiding over a significant fall in home ownership, hence a new housing strategy unveiled this week.
"David Orr, chief executive of the NHF, summed up the dilemma when he
said the system is working for the top 10% of earners at one extreme and
the 15% in social housing at the other – 'And, to be frank, unless
you're already housed it doesn't really work for anyone else.'
"The
challenge now facing providers is to develop properties for rent at
part-subsidised and full market rates to fill the gap in the market left
by the uncertainty. That is the new reality."
