Celebrating houses that were built by heroes, for heroes | Letter

David Eddershaw on living in a house developed by a far-sighted council in 1921Dagenham is rightly proud of its Becontree estate and is far from alone in celebrating a hundred years of such developments (Becontree centenary: residents mark century of London estate, 1 March). The 1919 Housing Act made Lloyd George’s promise of “homes fit for heroes” a reality – unlike recent government promises – by backing it with real money, enabling local authorities to build the