A £1 billion scheme to encourage councils to build new homes will not sway the majority of people, a survey has revealed. The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) questioned 4,000 people across the UK about the government’s new homes bonus. The bonus, which started in April, matches the council tax for any new home, or any empty property brought back into the use, for the first six years. It is intended to tackle ‘nimbyism’ by providing communities with an incentive to support development. The NHC survey found that more than half the people questioned thought the scheme would not make them more likely to support affordable housing developments. Read more on the NHC website.
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