Ed Fowkes, development director at Prosperity Capital Partners, said:
“The social housing green paper is a welcome declaration of support for tenants and of the empowerment of local communities. As the government sets out plans to deliver affordable housing targets, local authorities should use this renewed flexibility to find smart ways of delivering quality social homes, improving the image of the sector and helping to address housing shortfall in key locations. Tenants deserve decent homes to live in, and we hope that this year’s social housing green paper will strengthen the voice of the vulnerable, and solve many of the supply side problems that have stunted social housing delivery throughout Britain.”