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Wiltshire Council urges housing associations to halt disposals over fears of losing rural affordable housing
The local authority passed a motion last week regarding GreenSquareAccord’s plan to sell local homes
Wiltshire Council has passed a motion calling on GreenSquareAccord to halt the demolition and disposal of homes on the open market and instead invest in its older stock in Wiltshire.
Councillor Nick Botterill said that if GreenSquareAccord (GSA) were looking to sell properties, “they should have spoken to us as the strategic housing body and planning authority.”
GSA cited the high cost of upgrading some properties to EPC C as a reason behind the sale of some of its homes.
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