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NHF pleased with Government ‘rethink’

The National Housing Federation has welcomed a new package of proposals, announced by the housing minister Caroline Flint, to kickstart affordable house building.

David Orr, chief executive of the Federation, said: “Caroline Flint is raising the right issues. We absolutely agree that we need to be responsive and flexible in this difficult market, and we are glad that the Government is rethinking the way it funds affordable housing – as we recommended in the proposals we submitted to ministers a fortnight ago.

“We also welcome the latest allocation of £270m from the Government’s £8.4bn affordable housing programme, which demonstrates that housing associations are still doing their very best to meet their development targets in this difficult environment.

“Some of the homes currently being offered by private developers to housing associations are of insufficient quality for social housing – but we have every confidence that the new clearing house will ensure that all the homes sold on to associations are fit for purpose.”