City's Good Track Record On Housing ; I Have Noticed a Number of Letters in the Echo About the Building of More Affordable Housing in the City, Following a Debate at a Full Exeter City Council Meeting On October 14.

Express & Echo (Exeter, UK) › November 12, 2008

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I have noticed a number of letters in the Echo about the building of more affordable housing in the city, following a debate at a full Exeter City Council meeting on October 14.

As portfolio holder for housing, I think it is important to set out our record over recent years in this area, together with our plans to increase the supply of affordable housing against the backdrop of a severe economic downturn.

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City's Good Track Record On Housing ; I Have Noticed a Number of Letters in the Echo About the Building of More Affordable Housing in the City, Following a Debate at a Full Exeter City Council Meeting On October 14.

Legally, the council can build its own properties to add to its housing stock.

However, because of the way new affordable housing is financed nationally, it is no...

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