(posted 7717 days ago)South London Press
Enough council homes already
Mar 14 2003HOW dare Stephen Hack, of Myatts Fields Tenants' Association, claim to represent, it seems to me, the views of most local people in this opposition to the proposed regeneration of Myatts Fields South Estate (Letters, March 7). Many residents I have spoken to welcome the proposed transfer to a housing association and the construction of 500 new homes for sale.
North Brixton desperately needs a much broader social mix and this can only be achieved by creating more opportunities for home ownership, particularly since the Government has sabotaged the right to buy by restricting maximum discounts. Many people welcome the present imaginative proposals because they will lead to a more socially mixed community.
North Brixton has far too many council homes already - we don't want more of the same.
Owen Dignan
Salisbury Place
Langton Road
Kennington