We need more housing - and from the right source   1st November 2007.   Dear Sir,    Your anonymous correspondent (The area does not need any more social housing, October 25), suggests that more social housing means more bad tenants. This is not the case. All tenants have serious obligations under the terms of their tenancy. This applies to tenants of councils as well as housing associations. The difference is that the council might do something about their renegades whereas housing associations, bereft of any accountability or social responsibility, rarely act unless a tenant fails to pay rent. Why should they? Bad housing association tenants anger fellow HA tenants as much as, or more than other neighbours. I would advise anyone who has trouble with any tenant to send a copy of their complaint to Camden's Executive Member for Housing, Chris Naylor, and ask him to help get a result. He is in a position to grasp HAs by their lapels and bang their heads against the wall. He should do so. Do we need more social housing? Yes, we do. It should be built and run by responsive and accountable landlords, and that narrows the field down to just the council. The Government's minister for housing Ms Yvette Cooper, has been asked for copies of the evidence to support her policies. She has had almost six months, and appears unable to do so. I wonder why.   Yours sincerely, Peter Rutherford Press relations, IFGR.   Back to the IFGR web site   Back to the WHHA/Pathmeads web site