This also from the Total Politics local government blog (yes, I'm catching up on aggregating my posts from elsewhere).
Sian would love to stay in the village where she grew up. She’d love
her daughter to go to the same primary school she did. But the finances
don’t stack up.
So she, her partner and their young daughter live with her parents - but it’s not a long-term solution.
There are For Sale signs up in the village but they’ve been up a long time because no-one is buying and those selling can’t afford to take a hit.
There are places to rent but if you’re on an average salary then you’re simply not going to be able to afford it.
A local builder is just completing his latest project. It’s one of the few signs of construction activity in our community of 1,900. (The other is a huge villa some millionaire is sticking on the green belt).
This new house is a big one and really we need flats for people like Sian.
Sian is not alone.
So she, her partner and their young daughter live with her parents - but it’s not a long-term solution.
There are For Sale signs up in the village but they’ve been up a long time because no-one is buying and those selling can’t afford to take a hit.
There are places to rent but if you’re on an average salary then you’re simply not going to be able to afford it.
A local builder is just completing his latest project. It’s one of the few signs of construction activity in our community of 1,900. (The other is a huge villa some millionaire is sticking on the green belt).
This new house is a big one and really we need flats for people like Sian.
Sian is not alone.
You can read the rest here.
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