Foreign nationals living in social rented housing will be given three months to find private rented accommodation under a Reform UK government.
The Daily Telegraph, citing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, says: “In a new essay, Mr Farage vowed that veterans and ‘long-term local residents’ will instead be given priority [in social housing] along with domestic abuse survivors and care leavers.
“Non-UK citizens who fail to find private accommodation after this ‘three month grace period’ will lose their right to remain under Reform’s plans.”
The newspaper says dual nationals, with British and foreign citizenship, will not be obliged to leave social housing.
In his Substack newsletter, Farage writes: “Foreign nationals who are unable to relocate too private rented accommodation after a three month grace period will lose their right to remain and be liable for deportation under Operation Restoring Justice.”
The Telegraph says the Farage essay claims there are guidelines in place for housing associations that have led to a redistribution of housing stock “away from the White British population who originally inhabited tied areas.”
The newspaper adds that the essay suggests a hardening of Reform UK’s policies ahead of this week’s Makerfield by-election where the party is said to be losing support to the Restore Britain party.
This article is taken from Landlord Today