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Today saw the release of the English Housing Survey (EHS) – the most important source we have for understanding the housing crisis. This government survey collects details on the quality and conditions of the homes households live in. This includes the cost and affordability of those homes. As the survey has been running for 50 years (in various forms), it’s an invaluable record of how the situation of English households has changed over time. Home ownership down An Englishman’s home … MORE... #Housing #Campaigns #HomeOwnership #EnglishHousingSurvey

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/the-english-housing-survey/ Local viability policy part 1: ‘We are pushing the system as hard as we can, but it’s a rigged system.’ Those are the words of Bristol City Council’s cabinet member for housing, Paul Smith, describing his city’s battle against the viability loophole. In 2017, we showed how viability assessments are depriving local communities of the homes they need – with 2,500 affordable homes lost in just one year across just eleven councils. http://blog.shelter.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OBR-2048_NCH_Viability_animation-FINAL.mp4   Since then, the idea that developers need to cut affordable homes from schemes to make them profitable has become even less credible. The top developers … MORE... #Planning #Viability #AffordableHousing #LocalAuthorities #Supply http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/local-viability-policy-part-1-we-are-pushing-the-system-as-hard-as-we-can-but-its-a-rigged-system/ Local viability policy part 2: What should councils be doing about the viability loophole? Part one of this blog looked at the councils getting tough on viability assessments. Faced with acute shortages of affordable housing, councils like Bristol City are pulling out all the stops to strengthen their position in Section 106 negotiations with developers. But the development of local policy to limit the damage being done by viability assessments is still in its early stages. Urban councils in areas of high housing demand in the south of England have been much more likely … MORE... #LocalAuthorities #Viability #HousingSupply #Planning #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/local-viability-policy-part-2-what-should-councils-be-doing-about-the-viability-loophole/ Homes for NHS workers… Possibly? Maybe? Perhaps? Last year, the Department for Health commissioned Sir Robert Naylor to produce an independent report into NHS property – including how to make best use of its land. The resulting report flew under the radar of all but the most diligent, but it contained some incredibly interesting insights into what could happen to NHS land. On 30 January, the government accepted the majority of Naylor’s recommendations. This includes utilising surplus NHS land to make a financial contribution to estate improvement. … MORE... #NaylorReview #LandValue #Affordability #KeyWorkers #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/homes-for-nhs-workers-possibly-maybe-perhaps/