Show Hide The UK government's official definition of affordable housing covers three types of housing in the planning process: social rented, affordable rented and intermediate. Meeting minutes show some were “very disappointed that a scheme of this scale should have no provision for affordable housing”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Of the 65 projected shared-ownership properties, 30 will be in Gorton, southeast of the city centre. Developers routinely argue that being forced to include affordable housing would make their projects unviable, and sometimes pay a fee instead. Photograph: -Bernard Priest, deputy leader of Manchester city council, said it made sense to build affordable homes outside the city centre, where land is cheaper.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2018 07:07 UTC