Council Submits Bid to Buy 140 New Homes Off Developer for Social Rent

Council submits bid to buy 140 new homes off developer for social rent

Harrow Council said it was given an opportunity to buy them at the last minute and didn't want to miss out, so called an urgent meeting to approve the potential purchase

Harrow Council moves to buy 140 new homes in bid to slash soaring hotel bills for homeless families

Harrow Council has submitted a bid to buy 140 newly built homes in the borough as it looks to tackle the growing costs of putting homeless families in expensive hotels and B&Bs. If successful, the houses will be made available for social rent and reduce the local authority’s reliance on temporary accommodation. Details of the bid were presented to the Cabinet at last week’s meeting (October 30) after Council Leader Paul Osborn gave the go-ahead …