Just a reminder. Scotland and Wales removed this STUPID policy years ago. An easy example of sanity being brought to bear with devolved assemblies. Roll on independence.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform Controversial “Contract for Deed” #Home Sales
Proposed legislation follows a ProPublica and Sahan Journal report that revealed questionable #RealEstate transactions that left members of Minnesota’s #Somali and Hispanic immigrant communities at risk of losing their #homes.
Can the #housingcrisis be solved by building on brownfield sites (in England), a much touted option by those who want to avoid 'disfiguring' our countryside?
On the estimates below there is a clear shortfall even if all brownfield sites were exploited in the next fifteen years.
And of course, its worth stressing that part of the crisis is a national maldistribution of dwelling space in any case, so new #houses are a necessary but not sufficient response to the ongoing problem!