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Greenwich approves borrowing for homeless accommodation

London Borough of Greenwich has approved borrowing of £45m to enable it to spend £19.3m of Right to Buy receipts on temporary accommodation.

The council will use the money to buy properties as an alternative to returning the Right to Buy cash to central government.

The council also approved a budget of £2.6m to pay for any repairs and upgrades to the properties.

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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