Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Social Housing More Popular With Public Than Private Homes

Just 17% of people would be happy for a housing development to be built within half a mile of their home, new research has revealed. A YouGov survey shows the public are more against new developments in their neighbourhoods than in favour, despite the need to build 250,000 homes each year to solve the housing crisis. However, 38% of people asked would be happy to have extra social housing within half a mile of their homes – with only 22% unhappy at the prospect. Read more on the Huffington Post website.

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