Redefining The Relationship Between Local Authorities And Housing Providers

In 2015, the Smith Institute produced a paper on the evolving relationship between local authorities and housing associations in the south and south west. Both LAs and HAs acknowledged that things had moved on considerably since the heyday of LSVTs, when the degree of cooperation and collaboration was probably at its closest.

Now, with deregulation and changing funding models it was noted that the relationship between the two relied less on shared experience, having moved onto a more commercial footing. Nonetheless, the paper's author argued that the overwhelming feedback from LAs and HAs was that there remained a need – and a desire – to maintain a constructive working relationship.