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Development boss says he doesn't want any more affordable housing in Greater Manchester borough - because 'the council gets no money from it'
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Rochdale's development tsar has said the town does not want anymore affordable housing as "the council gets no money from it".
Paul Ormerod, who heads up the council-backed Rochdale Development Agency, said the town needed "unaffordable housing" to drive up tax receipts and bring in Manchester commuters.
Speaking at a Conservative Party conference event he said: "People talk a lot about affordable housing, no we want unaffordable housing.
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