Response to FOI request 'Key Workers Housing 2004-2006'
Marianne Zierau
Housing Corporation
16 June 2008
I am now able to reply to your most recent request.
After an pilot in Summer 2005 the 'cascade mechanism' was fully rolled
out in November 2005.
I am surprised that you state that our former Chief Executive Jon Rouse
is on records as saying that it was know in January 2005 that Key Worker
Shared Ownership properties could not be sold. I have searched
extensively to find this statement but with no luck. In stead I have
found a speech made by Jon Rouse 25 January 2005 at the National Housing
Federation's Chief Executives' Conference where he outlined the 5 year
Housing Plan in which a key element is to extend ownership. Please
follow this link to read the full speech
http://hcnet/upload/pdf/speech250105.pdf. I will be happy to search
further for the statement referred to in your E-mail if you can give me
some more information such as where is the statement recorded (which
public record) and if possible when was it made; it will be great help
if you have a web link to the statement.
Please note that the 'cascade mechanism' does not prevent housing
associations from selling homes through Open Market HomeBuy or New Build
HomeBuy; in stead it gives them the added option to rent out properties
for which they have problems finding buyers.
Final comments:
If you are dissatisfied with my response, you may request an internal
review. To do this you should contact Mr Peter Driver, Board Secretary,
at The Housing Corporation, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road,
London W1T 7BN. You should make your application no later than 40
working days from when you receive this response. Once you have been
through our internal review process you may then contact the Information
Commissioner whose address is Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Marianne Zierau | Information and Complaints Assistant
Housing Corporation | Maple House | 149 Tottenham Court Road | London
W1T 7BN
Tel: 020 7393 2283 | Fax: 020 7393 2099
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www.housingcorp.gov.uk
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