Under plans to allow councils to place homeless people in the private rented sector, the Government has warned that it's not acceptable to make "compulsory placements hundreds of miles away".
It follows attempts by some local authorities in highly priced areas, such as London and Cambridge, to house vulnerable people outside their own district or borough.
The warning was issued in a Communities and Local Government (CLG) consultation, published by housing minister Grant Shapps today, which wou...
