State eyes levies to fund housing agency
New agency will be working with councils to deliver social housing
The government is planning to model its new national housing agency on the work of the London transport agency.
Transport for London has used levies on local businesses and landowners to pay for the cost of building the new Crossrail extensions to the London Underground system. Its argument has been that the new underground lines are adding value to the land, so the cost has to be shared. It has also started building ...
