all types of housing<\/a>, including those for affordable or social rent, will solve our housing shortage and a renaissance in house building by councils is ultimately needed if we are to boost affordability,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\u201cFor that to happen, councils must be able to borrow to invest in housing and replace sold homes and reinvest in building more of the genuine affordable homes our communities desperately need,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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