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Localism Bill

170CL: Before Clause 126, insert the following new Clause— ““Local housing strategy (1) All Local Housing Authorities in England must draw up an analysis of housing supply and demand in their areas and this analysis should include all forms of tenure in their area and cover at least the following— (a) trends in housing supply and demand in the owner occupied, private rented and social housing sectors, (b) trends in housing prices and rents, (c) new developments, new build and conversions, (d) empty properties, and (e) second homes, and this analysis should be related to broad demographic and employment trends in their areas. (2) On the basis of this analysis each Local Housing Authority in England should draw up a rolling ten year housing strategy for their area. (3) All measures required of local housing authorities in relation to social housing and homelessness as a result of Chapters 1 to 4 of this Part of the Act shall be required to be undertaken in consistency with the housing strategy required by subsection (2).””