Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31736
Social Rented Housing
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) trends in the level of local authority borrowing costs and (b) rent-setting policies on the ability of local councils
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government recognises that access to low-cost borrowing and the certainty provided by a long-term rent settlement are essential to the ability of local authorities to build and maintain housing stock. To this end, the government is helping local autho...
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