The Supply of Rented Housing
Terms of reference:
The Committee has resolved to carry out an inquiry into the supply of private and social rented housing, with particular reference to the following issues:
The level of public funding required to meet social housing needs
The relative funding priority being given to social rented housing as opposed to shared ownership and other forms of below market housing
The geographical distribution of subsidies for affordable housing
The future role for local authorities as builders and managers of social housing
the effectiveness of different social housing models including traditional local authority housing, ALMOs, housing co-operatives and housing associations
The role and effectiveness of private rented housing in meeting housing needs
The priorities and effectiveness of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and the Regional Housing Boards in responding to housing needs
The role and effectiveness of the planning system, including section 106 agreements in the provision of rented housing and securing mixed tenure housing developments
The effectiveness of housing benefit as a means of providing access to rented housing to those in need.
The impact of the operation of Council Tax Benefit on the affordability of rented housing
Written evidence:
The Supply of Rented Housing: Written Evidence, HC 47-II of Session 2006-07, published on 22 November 2006
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Oral evidence:
Monday 19 March 2007, HC 47-v
Witnesses: Professor John Hills, Director of the ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics and author of the report, Ends and Means: The future roles of social housing in England.
Monday 5 February 2007, HC 47-iv
Witnesses: Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA); Mike Stimpson, A Private Sector Landlord; British Property Federation; National Housing Federation; Places for People; Housing Corporation; English Partnerships
Monday 22 January 2007, HC 47-iii
Witnesses: Sheffield City Council/Sheffield Homes; Sunderland Housing Group; Hounslow Homes; National Federation of ALMOs; and Connaught plc
Monday 15 January 2007, HC 47-ii
Witnesses: Confederation of Co-operative Housing; Tenants’ and Residents’ Organisations of England (TAROE); National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations (NFTMO); Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council; Westminster City Council; and the North West Housing Forum
Tuesday 12 December 2006, HC 47-i
Witnesses: Shelter, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and DCLG officials
Press notices:
12/4/2007
Seventh oral evidence session
11/4/2007
Sixth oral evidence session
14/3/2007
Fifth oral evidence session
1/2/2007
Fourth oral evidence session
16/1/2007
Third oral evidence session
10/1/2007
Second oral evidence session
5/12/2006
First oral evidence session
20/6/2006
Call for evidence