polly neate is the chief executive of the housing charity shelter.heme was the wrong idea in the first place. this scheme was not going to tackle the housing crisis sale 80% of market rent to buy is simply not affordable to people living in private rented accommodation who are the people who desperately need a home. and two thirds of people living in private renting have no savings so the idea that they could buy a home at 80% of market rent is a bit off the mark anyway. what we think is the government needs to stop churning out these glossy products that are supposed to appeal to people who think that they offer a chance of home ownership when actually they do not. and instead they need to focus on tackling the real crisis which is the shortage of genuinely affordable social housing. the eagerly—awaited new series of the royal drama, the crown, begins later this month — with oscar winning actress olivia colman taking over from claire foy as the queen. this series begins in 1964, and ends 13 years later with the silverjubilee. our correspondentjohn m

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let's get the view from ceo of the homeless charity shelter, polly neate.e in as a country unless we build social housing. so, that is a genuinely affordable homes for people on low incomes, council housing, housing association homes, that sort of home. we are saying that it needs a 20 year house—building programme, which would deliver 3.1 million social homes. so, there are other forms of housing that are needed. people want homeownership, absolutely right. but the real housing crisis is about the lack of social housing. and that equates to around 90,000 social homes, our homes with a social rights of rent. social rent levels per year. and do you think... you clearly don't think thatis you think... you clearly don't think that is deliverable in the immediate future. you're talking about a 20 year plan. looking at the proposals being put forward by labour today, andindeed being put forward by labour today, and indeed the conservatives and other parties, do you think this is achievable, what they are talking about? yeah, i do. and i think we are now seeing t