It is clear that there needs to be a significant increase in the provision of affordable housing – in both urban and rural areas. This briefing suggests what might be done to achieve this objective while ensuring that the countryside is protected from unnecessary development and the best use is made of existing urban land and buildings. It defines the extent and nature of affordable housing needs, challenges some of the myths surrounding the issue, and proposes measures that might be adopted nationally and locally to tackle it.
Housing the Nation
Meeting the need for affordable housing ? facts, myths, solutions
- Document type: Report
- Author: Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Format: A4, 16pp
- Publication date: November 2004
- Housing the Nation