Warning of homes crisis
Warning of homes crisis in East of England
By VICTORIA LEGGETT
Friday, November 2, 2012
9:31 AM
Thousands of Norfolk people will be left struggling to afford a home by 2033 as the eastern region faces the biggest rise in households in England, a new report has warned.
Over the next 10 years, the number of homes needed in the county will increase by 28pc from 391,600 to 500,000 according to the National Housing Federation.
Breckland will be the district affected most with 31pc more homes needed by 2033.
But the organisation warns only half of the homes needed to house the 32,000 families forming in the eastern region each year are being built. That rise in demand means house prices in the East are set to rise by another 52pc over the next 10 years, and rents by 64pc.
Claire Astbury, East of England lead manager at the National Housing Federation, said: “This is a problem that will not go away unless we take action.
“Our population is increasing, with people living longer and more single-person households, and this only increases the pressure on our struggling housing market.
“If the housing crisis doesn’t affect you now, the chances are it will in the next few years – if not you, then your children, your parents or your friends. House prices and rents are already out of reach for many families, with thousands of working people having to rely on government support to pay their rent and waiting lists for social housing increasing.”
Last night, the federation called on the government and local politicians to work with the housing industry “to tackle the crisis” and asked for public support for building the right homes in the right places.
It has launched a new campaign called Yes To Homes.
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4 comments
canuk, quick google says 15 homes for every would be buyer,lthe shortage is in council - social housing, 5 million on list and growing everyday.The waiting list in 1997 was 2.5 million. 15 years of open migration of mainly poor people, is now cranking up the pressure on council housing, schools,hospitals,doctors surgeries,blah,blah.Your council tax point is valid,the last nuLabour government paid the equivalent amount of council tax for every new largish development for up to 2 years,even if the property was sold and the occupants were paying council tax....double bubble dangling carrot!!!
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nrg
Friday, November 2, 2012
I have a house, I've spent nearly all of my working life getting it. I pay 32% of all my earnings in tax, to pay for those who don't, can't or don't want to work. I really couldn't care less about feckless single parents who see benefits and other "allowances" as a form of income, if they can't have a house, why should I care. BTW I'm still working, flat out, and I'm over 60. If you want it, work for it.
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windup
Friday, November 2, 2012
NRG.. I would love to know exactly how many houses are already up for sale in the country, and then subtract this number from the number that the planners want built. I would doubt very much that there would actually be much of an increase of building if these numbers were checked out, however councils only get money from houses and buildings, so it's either that or a rate increase.
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canuk
Friday, November 2, 2012
"Our population is increasing, with people living longer and more single-person households."...D'oh!!! the population is only increasing due to migration from all the failed former communist bloc countries. As most of these folk are stoney broke, the majority of these new homes will have to be social housing or otherwise we'll end up with shanty towns sprawled around the county.
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nrg
Friday, November 2, 2012