Will Government Policies Increase Housing Supply?

Current government policies designed to increase housing supply may not achieve that goal, top property consultancy Savills has warned. The company has also highlighted that changes in affordable housing definition and policy are “likely to leave a gap in housing provision for those on lower incomes”. A research note just published by the company pointed out that ‘Help to Buy’, ‘Starter Homes’ and shared ownership would largely serve the same parts of the market. “As a result of the overlap, there is a risk that the schemes may not deliver additional homes”. The assessment also argued there was a risk that the ‘Starter Homes’ policy could distort the new homes sales market, “without significantly increasing the number of new homes delivered overall”. Read more on the Planning Portal.

How Cameron Plans To Destroy Social Housing In 7 Easy Steps

David Cameron seems hell-bent on destroying Britain's social housing for good. The Tories' new housing bill contains a string of measures which could drastically reduce the country's stocks of social housing - which thousands rely on to keep a secure roof over their heads. Here's how they're getting away with it.

1.       Change the definition of 'affordable housing'

2.       Sell off what you can

3.       Bulldoze the rest

4.       look like you're going to replace them, but don't actually replace them

5.       Let people sell off 'starter homes' at a huge profit

6.       Force people out of council housing wherever possible

7.       Sneak it all through while nobody's looking

Read more on the Daily Mirror website.