http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch/

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Leeds 'Right to Rent':

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/leedsbradford/2007/02/362134.html

http://www.leedstenants.org.uk/righttorent.htm

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"In a major policy shift, house-builders will be told by local councils to put homes for families and children at the forefront of their plans, otherwise applications to build new dwellings will be refused. Developers have been criticised for concentrating on one- and two-bedroom flats in high-value development which are easy to sell and provide high levels of profit."

http://money.guardian.co.uk/property/movinghome/story/0,,1928507,00.html

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Yvette Cooper, 22 November 2006:

"Government figures show that young people are increasingly choosing to rent rather than buy property, with 41% of under-30s renting and 34% buying in 2006. In 2001, 40% of under-30s bought a home while 33% rented."

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1954464,00.html

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"...Brown is considering allowing councils to securitise the rents they receive
from homes to create a pool of cash for construction."

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,2078216,00.html

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Ruth Kelly, 26 May 2007:

"The number of homes being built in the social sector is 30,000 a year, she says, but the spending review may come up with a more ambitious target than the current plan to provide 75,000 new social rented homes over the three years to 2008.
To achieve this Ms Kelly would like to see more high-performing councils work in partnership with housing associations to commit land for building. She revealed that she is working with a handful of councils - some directly owning the housing, and some operating arm's-length bodies - to think about whether they could leave the government's housing revenue account system, a method of recycling rent incomes."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2088531,00.html

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Observer 29 July 2007:

"Britain's leading developers have been accused of blocking government plans to force them to build more affordable housing."

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2137219,00.html

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