More Than 22,000 On Housing Waiting Lists As Union Says Scrap 'Right To Buy'
The construction union UCATT says 'right ot buy' should be scrapped, but Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton has found out at least 22 thousand people in Northamptonshire are on lists waiting for social housing.
The construction union UCATT says 'right to buy' should be scrapped, but Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton has found out at least 22,000 people in Northamptonshire are on lists waiting for social housing. Stuart talks to Councillor Mary Markham, who's in charge of housing on Northampton Borough Council, to Lisa Nicholls who lives in Wootton and is buying her council bungalow, to Katy Sagoe, Director of Housing for Spire Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs in East Northamptonshire, and to Vicky Jessop, Head of Housing at the Borough Council of Wellingborough.
Plus:
* Northampton Borough Council decides to sell its Β£2-million Egyptian statue
* Are bus users getting a raw deal?
* By-election candidate claims that Kettering General Hospital will be downgraded
* University of Northampton stages conference to consider the threat of far-right extremism
* Barton Hall in Kettering sold by the owners of Wicksteed Park
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