Councils pick up the pieces after repossessions

11 February 2010

Commenting on the latest house repossession statistics, Cllr Gary Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Environment Board, said:

"Councils are having to help pick up the pieces as people end up on social housing waiting lists. Even when the economic good times were rolling, councils saw ever increased pressure on their social housing stock. An average of 90,000 households join the waiting list every year and we expect this to rise.

"Councils want to provide decent homes quickly for those who cannot afford to rent in the private sector or buy their first home. Councils have been hamstrung by the lack of freedom to borrow off their assets to invest in building or buy new homes for those who need them most. Town halls also need more flexibility to use existing housing stock.

"Social housing has to be a top priority because the harsh reality is that fewer people are getting on to the housing ladder."

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