The Guardian carried a very interesting report from Lewisham, where the local authority is devising a new housing strategy, which includes giving packages of public land worth up to £2m each to community-led organisations such as housing co-operatives, on the condition that they build social housing. The council is considering placing any land it gives […]

That is £2,920 million per year. 177,530 children are currently stuck homeless with their families in temporary accommodation, which includes hotels, B&Bs, HMOs and other expensive and cramped accommodation. They can be stuck in one room with their families, even sharing beds with parents and siblings, for months and even years, because of the dire […]

Swale Borough Council—Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031 Faversham Community Land Trust Response Key recommendations Two homelessness consultation exercises There are currently two Swale consultations on homelessness: the Reg 19 Local Plan Review and the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. With the former homelessness is part of the review while with the latter is the […]

"Ministers have announced where more than 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years as part of an initial allocation of almost £10bn, in a bid to address the housing crisis. Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North East England, […]

The thinktank IPPR North and the charity Crisis warn that the rate of homelessness in England will rise by 25% – equivalent to about 50,000 people – by 2030 without bold action reaching 230,000 The analysis by IPPR North and Crisis, based on government figures, suggests that the number of people owed a homelessness duty […]

Shelter denies social housing: "By social housing we mean social rent homes. These homes have rents linked to local incomes and provide a truly affordable, secure housing option for people across the country. We don’t mean affordable rent, shared ownership, or any other so-called ‘affordable’ tenure. "Social rent homes have rents set by a formula […]

As the Faversham Neighbourhood Plan reminds you “Genuinely Affordable housing should be provided that contributes to creating mixed and balanced communities.” Since 2018 across Swale just 149 social rent homes have been delivered, 3.1% of the total. Just 27 were  in Faversham. Successive professional housing needs surveys have pointed to unmet need in Faversham In […]

Kent Current has today published some disturbing data on the housing market in Kent. "Kent’s latest housing figures show a market splitting in two, with house prices falling in much of the county while private rents continue to rise everywhere." "That is the uncomfortable picture in the latest housing figures released by the Office for National […]

Stephen Atkins, Land Director, FCLT has undertaken the necessary analysisand writen to Mr B Oates st Swale Plannig The S106 Agreement which, applies to both sites, originally specified that for the south site 6 of the affordable units should be First homes and 19 social rented tenure. FNP Policy 3.2 prescribes 66% affordable rent and […]

"Harold Goodwin, the chair of Faversham Community Land Trust, urged councillors to back Prince William’s plans for social housing, which he described as "superior" to other developments. He said: "We hope that these councillors will stand up to support Prince William in seeking to provide social housing, setting an example for other developers across the […]