Require local councils to accept shared ownership purchase of their properties
Allow anyone living in a council house who has the right to buy their home to be able to buy their home at the full market value (without the right to buy discount) as part of a shared ownership scheme through the council. All income from the scheme should be ring fenced to build more council homes.
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Require local councils to accept shared ownership purchase of their properties
Allow anyone living in a council house who has the right to buy their home to be able to buy their home at the full market value (without the right to buy discount) as part of a shared ownership scheme through the council. All income from the scheme should be ring fenced to build more council homes.
React
Where do you stand on this motion?
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Members can read every reason.
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Require councils to conduct annual survey of all local properties.
We believe an annual survey of residential and business properties would allow local council to establish empty accommodation and unlawful businesses who are not registered or paying tax or national insurance contributions.
Give Local councils more funding & new powers to evict council house tenants
We call on the Government to provide funding and new powers to local councils to ensure they are able to carry out evictions of council house tenants for repeated, evidenced antisocial behaviour.
Require landlords to sell vacant properties to house homeless and refugees
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Resident reports years of searching for council housing with limited availability and poor support from council. Website rarely displays properties and council described as unhelpful.