Idea has been 'roundly rejected'
There are no plans to bring in a UK company in to oversee any potential housing association on the Island.
That's according to the new Chair of the Housing and Communities Board.
Douglas North MHK David Ashford addressed concerns from callers on Manx Radio's Mannin Line this week.
He said although that was an option within the Toulson Report, it was 'roundly rejected' by Tynwald:
Should the horse tram tracks be fully reinstated?
Call in Tynwald for quicker decision
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Sod-breaking ceremony should mark 150th anniversary of horse tramway, suggests Victorian Society
"How nice it would be if they had someone special to dig the first sod"
Island's armed policing policies about resilience, not in response to a particular threat
Officers hope to reassure the public about how it's implemented here at a talk
Horse trams, hospital bed pressures and Middle East impact among issues for March Tynwald
Members will question ministers on healthcare capacity, flood defences, transport disruption and government services