Shared housing lists welcomed by MHK

Tue, 16 Feb 2016

Shared housing lists could become a thing of the future - after local authorities in the south of the Island joined forces.

The Southern Area Housing Working Group brings together six sets of commissioners and the Department of Infrastructure.

The group plans to introduce shared waiting lists and shared allocations meaning tenants have more choice of the properties available to them.

MHK Chris Thomas has political responsibility for housing - he says it's an important area: