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Councils urged to secure institutional investment to build new homes

Local authorities should accept private rented housing rather than affordable housing as part of S106 agreements, according to a new report.

Local authorities should accept private rented housing rather than affordable housing as part of S106 agreements, according to a new report by think tank the Resolution Foundation.

The report finds that low-to-middle income households are likely to be shut out of home ownership for a lifetime, so local authorities must take a new approach to build-to-let developments to meet the needs of 'generation rent'.

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