Government Announces New Affordable Housing

The Government recently published the Housing and Regeneration Bill to deliver greener, more affordable housing. 

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Measures announced in the Bill include: 

• Making it easier for councils to build council homes 
  
• Allowing stronger action where tenants are unhappy with the management of their estates
• New rules for councils to tackle anti-social tenants 

The new Bill will also: 

• Help address the shortage of affordable housing for first time buyers and families
  
• Make housing greener to help tackle climate change by requiring developers to indicate whether a sustainability assessment has been made.  

Building better and more affordable housing and improving our existing housing stock are crucial for an inner city constituency like Lewisham Deptford. Lewisham Council has already made great strides in improving housing provision with redevelopment of local housing estates, including the Silwood, Kender and Sundermead estates.  The Council is working in partnership with housing associations to provide more than 300 new homes each year.