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Research finds conversions mostly fail to meet adequate design standards, create worse living environments and avoid making any contribution to local areas. 

The right to buy policy was cited as a severe disincentive to building, as new homes might have to be sold after only three years, possibly at less than the cost of building.

The National Housing Federation is urgently calling on the government to increase LHA payments so that they cover at least the bottom 30 per cent of private rent homes in any local area.

Rules and processes used to decide who gets access to social housing could be failing people in greatest need, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Housing.