Mark Wadsworth: They own land, so ...

Friday, 19 April 2013

(screen grab of the day from Inside Housing home page)

Anonymous said...: ... give them, er, give them, I can't remember what it is we have to give them, maybe the first picture is supposed to give me a clue or something?; 19 April 2013 at 15:11
Anonymous said...: HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS!!! ffs.

And who owns these Housing Associations?

Er...er...not sure really. Nobody's ever asked that before - as a Housing Association Chairman told me in the 1980s.; 19 April 2013 at 22:39
Mark Wadsworth said...: AC, it is absolutely no secret that they are "owned" and funded by the government, they are arm's length agency type things, subject to certain regulatory and legislative constraints etc.

But by and large, they are run by self-serving quangocrats etc. Far better to have council housing where at least everybody knows who is in charge and subject to democratic control.; 19 April 2013 at 23:12
Anonymous said...: Agreed. But the article is about Housing Associations expanding their market rented portfolio. In other words, they are acting as private landlords. And then taking advantage of government fundng for privately rented homes.

Sounds like a pretty big dose of smoke and mirrors to me.; 21 April 2013 at 17:44

Friday, 19 April 2013