The irony is that, despite London having the biggest affordable housing problem in the UK, some councils in the capital now demand that new developments include affordable provision. In Manchester, any development of 16 or more units or on a site larger than 0.3 hectares should include 20% affordable housing. Despite this, more than 12,900 people are waiting for a house on Manchester’s social housing register. Research by the housing charity Shelter in November found that where viability assessments were used, new housing sites achieved just 7% affordable housing. Of those, 5,380 were for social rent, 24,350 for affordable rent and 11,810 for intermediate affordable housing (which includes shared ownership schemes).

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2018 06:00 UTC