Off-loading of housing estates

Because of the downturn in the building industry, partially completed private housing developments have been lying unsold. Uncertainty reigned and nothing happened.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2014 - 00:00

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The developers are now off-loading large housing estates to local authorities.

With 90,000 applications to local authority housing lists nationwide, I welcome this news.

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