Cllr Steve Radford

Leader of The Liberal Party Group

41 Sutton Street, Tuebrook

Liverpool L13 7EG

0151 259 5935 / 07920090322

Dear Editor

The Labour group are finally recognising the shortage of family homes and the excess levels of new build small flats at a time the city is littered by vacant boarded up houses

.The irony this is a direct result of their own government policies.

It is the Pathfinder , or House Crusher more to the point, Project that is using tax payers funds by the millions to reduce the supply of affordable terraced houses and replace them with new build small flats

We in The Liberal Party Group have persistently called for the long term vacant council properties to be sold to enable local builders step in and turn them back into homes.  At each Housing Committee we have never had support from the Labour Group, who have been dismissive of the issue.

It begs the question does Cllr Joe Anderson or Cllr Munby lead the Labour Group[.

After months of protests by us ,there is finally a list of such council properties proposed recommended for sale , including houses in Muirhead Avenue, Oak Leigh, Davidson Road, Elmhouse Road, Skipton Road and Finborough Road.

We believe there are many more cases where sale would be better than long term dereliction

If residents have examples where they believe the council or housing associations should put vacants up for sale, please write to me at

The Liberal Party, 41 Sutton Street, Tuebrook L13 7EG

Yours

Cllr Steve Radford

Leader of The Liberal Party Group