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Rayner announces proposed measures to increase public control of housing
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Local councils will have 60 days to bid for social homes that housing associations are putting on the market.
Angela Rayner is set to announce measures allowing councils to refer homeless households to housing associations, bid for social homes being sold, and receive earlier warnings about homelessness risks.
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Housing associations in England will be required to house homeless families referred by councils unless they have reasonable grounds to reject them.
“which can reject them only if they provide reasonable grounds for doing so”
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Local councils will have 60 days to bid for social homes that housing associations are putting on the market.
“give local councils 60 days to bid to buy social homes when they go on the market”
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Housing associations will be required to give councils 60 days’ notice before selling a property.
“The associations will be required to give councils 60 days’ notice that they are selling a property”