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126 Mr J Jefferies
Affordable housing is a major issue, but that does not mean that the new stock for this purpose has to be flats entirely. This
inspite of the fact of the increase in single occupancy.
127 Mr G Ware Provision for affordable housing should be a must.
128 Mr H Snell Enough appartments are being built this is not an issue.
Limited development on brownfield sites only. Social housing provision is always subject to abuse…as has already been
reported in recent news bulletins….strict guidelines must be enforced as to who should qualify ie only keyworkers in service
industries on very low incomes. No to those who have made lifestyle choices to secure a subsidized place on the housing
ladder at the taxpayers expense. No also to gypsy and/or travellers sites. BBC Look East news has highlighted the
problems with such sites in the Basildon, Wickford area plus also in Cambridgeshire. We have enough anti-social
129 Mr A Clarke
behaviour problems already without importing more.
130 Mrs S Martin Builders should be made to build affordable housing as well as the more expensive large houses they all seem to build now.
131 Mel Bennett
Housing prices are a problem! Concept of affordable housing fine, but will prices rise/set such that it is always problem for
1st buyer. If possible to construct house for low price then why hasn't it been achieved before? Noted that we are seeing a
rash of flats/apartments being built is this how "affordable" property can be achieved but still £150K+
The current vision of affordable housing is just creating tomorrows slums. Current market forces will be the deciding factor,
133 The Occupier
and are out of the councils control.
134 Ms Innes (a) Yes. (b) Lower. (c) No.
135 Mr C Blundell Yes it is a major issue
What we need is housing for people on lower incomes to rent. All too often flats are built for sale, and as soon as they are
sold, the buyers then rent them out. Building societies and banks should put a stop to this. More often that not the rents are
136 Mrs G E Chase exorbitant.
137 Mr & Mrs Acres Does affordable housing go to the right people? What safeguards are there?
Affordable housing is built but much remains empty, especially those built for ? - infufficient publicity is given to the
138 The Occupier
availability. Some have new build where there is poor public transporot service.
Aim to provide decent family housing for rent. This can be done by re-developing redundant units in town and village
139 Ms A Clark
centres.
affordable housing - yes - but with housing associations buying large numbers and then renting these out nothing has been
achieved has it? - only to make these associations riches. From the facts that I have seen and read this government needs
to deal with the cause of the problem not the symptoms. I have seen areas in and around London with large numbers of
housing standing unoccupied boarded up but of good sound construction. Be brave ignore the figures "aim lower" I have
140 Mrs J Davies
seen a satelite photo of 'Europe at night' we are so densly populated it will shock you.
141 Mr & Mrs Sarchet Affordable housing is a major issue - again this would be making better use of brown field sites and what we already have.
142 D Tilley/R Bhandari Aim lower; spread housing out so as to avoid creating ghettos.
Unless you want your young people to leave you must encourage them to stay. Give them homes they can afford. Flats or
143 J E Burfield
houses.