Second market proposed to preserve rural affordability

Second market proposed to preserve rural affordability - 2004 - Inside Housing 9 January 2004, 4 (1) .

A study by Dorset Community Action; 'Forever affordable: rural shared ownership models that work', argues that radical solutions are needed to tackle the rural affordable housing crisis. A possible solution is the development of a second hand market where land could be held in 'trust' and people with a local connection would be able to purchase just the building rather than the land as well. For a copy of the report: http://www.dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk/Forever%20 Affordable.html


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