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MPs including Clive Betts, Heidi Alexander and Bob Blackman met with the local authority to discuss its council housebuilding programme, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), a similar model to the government’s proposed ‘Build Now Pay Later' scheme.
Cllr John Lines, Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “I’m encouraged by this visit, as I’m sure this fact-finding exercise shows that BMHT is an excellent programme to replicate. It’s an innovative housing model with principals that deliver high quality homes for rent and sale.
“Not only does BMHT produce new homes for Birmingham residents, it also creates jobs for local people.
“I’m sure that taking on Birmingham’s housing model on a national scale could help to swell the wider economy, as work in the housing and construction business can play a part in stimulating the economy and creating jobs.”
Birmingham City Council has the biggest new council houses development programme in the UK. It works in partnership with registered social landlords to maximize the delivery of new houses – 933 affordable homes in 2009/10 with 1033 for 2010/11.
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