The independent
affordable housing supply review panel has today released its recommendations
following almost a year of work engaging with stakeholders from across the
sector. The review has worked across a number of workstreams
engaging with experts considering the supply of land, innovative housing and
measuring housing need.The review’s main recommendations cover:
·
Consolidate and simplify standards for all new
build affordable homes;
·
New affordable homes to be built to EPC ‘A’
standard from 2021
·
Implementing a five-year rent policy from
2020-21
·
Establishing an arms-length body to act as a hub
for public sector land management and professional services, to speed up the
development of public land for affordable housing;
·
A new approach to replace the Social Housing
Grant
Read more on the CIH website.
http://www.cih.org/news-article/display/vpathDCR/templatedata/cih/news-article/data/Affordable_housing_supply_review_a_route_map_to_increased_funding_certainty_and_affordability
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