York’s housing executive has supported reports that Labour will allow councils to force property owners to sell land to make way for major housing developments
Council Coun Michael Pavlovic said: “I think it’s got a lot of potential in a place like York.
“If they are planning on doing something then I think it will be a massively positive change for the city because it will free up land to be used for more affordable housing.” He added that private building firms “have much deeper pockets and don’t have the imperative to build social housing.”
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