Suella Braverman - sacked as Home Secretary (p394)

[BlueHammer85]

200,000 new, affordable homes promised by Boris, for completion by 2022...zero built.

Anecdotal I know… but the last 3-5 years I’ve witnessed endless houses going up near where I live - so many grass areas and trees gone for new housing, so many new villages within months, it feels like they can’t build quick enough down here in the south

 

[oldius]

Anecdotal I know… but the last 3-5 years I’ve witnessed endless houses going up near where I live - so many grass areas and trees gone for new housing, so many new villages within months, it feels like they can’t build quick enough down here in the south

Oh indeed, and how many affordable units is that?

 

[BlueHammer85]

Oh indeed, and how many affordable units is that?

They’re expensive new builds. But seems there being filled rapidly.

 

[oldius]

They’re expensive new builds. But seems there being filled rapidly.

Thought so. The promise of 200,000 affordable homes remains what it is...a lie.

 

[oldius]

So will the Tories retract this openly ?

Have you seen it anywhere in the press?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Thought so. The promise of 200,000 affordable homes remains what it is...a lie.

They built them in the 40 new hospitals.

 

[red 2 hats]

They built them in the 40 new hospitals.

Well we have saved £350 million per week since brexit, all these new hospitals and houses with money to spare :)

 

[Bluemanc100]

Oh indeed, and how many affordable units is that?

Every new development has to have affordable housing doesn't it?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Every new development has to have affordable housing doesn't it?

I think that's the nominal idea, but the definition of 'affordable' seems to be a bit fluid. It's usually some as part-ownership where I live, rather than 'less expensive in total'.

I don't know how well councils enforce the affordable housing rule either.

 

[oldius]

The average salary in the UK is £27k. To get a mortgage on that, x 3.5 = £94,500. Let's say you even have 10k deposit, that's a £105k house. How many new builds are being built across the nation that have that kind of purchase price?