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Social Rented Housing

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

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
27 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The 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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