Mr Gove will launch a consultation on the scheme this week. The plans echo changes made by Gordon Brown in the dying days of his government which allowed housing providers choosing between two households of equivalent need to take into account how long they have lived in the area. Mr Brown’s changes allowed housing providers choosing between two households of …
Social housing tenants will be urged to complain about shoddy and dangerous housing in a new government advertising campaign. Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, said that the initiative encouraging tenants to voice complaints first to landlords, and then to the Housing Ombudsman if necessary, will “shine a light” on rogue landlords. The Government has since put forward Awaab’s Law, which …
