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I thought User 4549 wasn't going to post on this site anymore?
@Duckileaks - i suggest you at the newspaper as a whole, week in, week out.
Well that only goes to show which side of the political fence the Gazette sits, which doesn't surprise me one little bit.
I don't think the government can legally raise the rents of current social housing tenants to market rates because those tenants have a pre-existing tenancy agreement, hence only new tenants may be affected. And, it is only an option for the social landlord to charge up to 80% of market rate, some social landlords have stated they will not take advantage of the change in rules. Social housing ...
I see that hoary old chestnut is being peddled again. People in social housing pay a FAIR rent which covers costs, a market rent is something entirely different.