This would create 160,000 to 340,000 jobs a year in the construction industry, it says in a report published today.
The sales would raise £4.5bn annually, which could be used to build 80,000 to 170,000 new social homes a year, says the new report, Ending expensive social tenancies. This would reduce the housing waiting list by between 250,000 to 600,000 households in five years, it calculates.
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