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About the Commission
In September 2005 Westminster City Council established an independent Housing
Commission charged with the task of identifying new and creative
ways to combat the City’s shortage of affordable housing,
and to ensure that resources that will flow from a new £100
million housing charitable trust are used effectively.
Richard Best, Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, was
the Chairman of the Commission, whose members were drawn
from a range of sectors including industry, academia and government.
You can view
a full list of members on this site.
The Commission held five meetings between September 2005 and July 2006, and on those occasions, took evidence from the City Council and expert witnesses, and undertook visits to key areas in Westminster and other London boroughs.
For more information, see the links to the left.
The Scope of the Commission:
The Commission will assist the Council in providing
new ways to:
- Ensure that a variety of quality homes are available to
Westminster residents with a range of housing needs
- Best deliver "intermediate" market solutions
- Address more effectively and prevent problems of homelessness,
overcrowding and other forms of housing need
The Westminster Housing Commission launched its report in September 2006. The full report can be downloaded by following the link to the left.
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