Sentence examples for council ownership from inspiring English sources

After 60 years the homes revert back to council ownership.

Alternative options such as "arm's length management organisations" sweetened the pill by enabling high performing councils to borrow more while retaining homes within council ownership.

Most councils would rather improve their homes through an almo because they are more popular with tenants as the homes remain in council ownership.

The third option is arm's length management organisations (almos), under which homes remain in council ownership but are run separately from council control.

The irony is that, had these properties not been removed from council ownership at huge discounts – a nationwide, loss-making, asset-stripping exercise that would not have been tolerated in any other sector – most would be occupied by the same households, paying lower rent without the need to claim benefits.

But what will the group be able to do as a private company that it cannot do under council ownership?

For it was her council house ownership crusade that made the brokers rich.

While Barton cautioned that it would need to "be scrutinised more closely than a normal application" because of any perceived conflict in the council's ownership of the airport, which is let as a long-term concession, all of the land required is already owned by the council.

Conwy council says ownership transferred to the Crown Estate instead.

This was partly due to prolonged delays in repairs while "stock transfer", whereby the council transfers ownership to a Housing Association, was being considered.

Because central London prices are so high, even Cameron's enhanced discount on the value of a council property leaves ownership an unachievable aspiration.