U.K. Government Reviews Housing & Regeneration
May 4, 2006
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The review will consider how to organise national delivery mechanisms to maximise the use of private investment, public subsidy and land holdings, and assets funded by past public investment, to support the delivery of new homes, the improvement of existing homes and the creation of mixed, sustainable communities, ODPM said.
The review intends to leverage advice from a panel that includes the chairs and chief executives of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation, as well as local government representatives, lenders and other external members.
"In the successful programmes of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation we have a strong foundation," said Minister Miliband. "But this review is about much more than just the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships. It is about looking at how can make more of the resources at our disposal."
The review will focus on a variety of questions:
- What scope is there for new approaches to investment to increase supply of affordable and market housing and deliver mixed communities?
- How could any new agency develop an approach that brings in new forms of private sector investment and widens the market for housing provision?
- How can we most effectively use private money, public land holdings and existing assets funded by past public investment to support delivery of sustainable communities?
- How should any new agency work with local and regional partners, and central government, to promote sustainable communities? What are the implications for the new agency of a more strategic local authority housing role, the unique arrangements that exist in London, and the emerging role of city regions?
- Where should the regulation of RSLs sit within a new institutional environment?
- How could we build on the Housing Corporation’s ongoing work with RSLs in supporting community engagement and empowerment in a new institutional environment?
- Which functions might be devolved from ODPM in any new institutional environment?
Responses to discussion questions will be accepted until May 19. Results of the review will be reported to Ministers in July. Decisions will be announced during the summer.
Source: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).