jiltedjen Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 seen this mentioned a few times anyone have more details, as a cornwallian/Devonian person I'm interested to hear more about this particular prop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully Detached Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Me too. I'm on the northern edge of the SW and round here the bloody prices have almost kept pace with London. We don't need any more "help" coming along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Me too. I'm on the northern edge of the SW and round here the bloody prices have almost kept pace with London. We don't need any more "help" coming along. The roads and rails tell you what you need to know. The border between southwest and southeast is Exeter, where the infrastructure (like the motorway and fast railway) ends. Anywhere north/east of that is southeast England. Or outer London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsbells Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The roads and rails tell you what you need to know. The border between southwest and southeast is Exeter, where the infrastructure (like the motorway and fast railway) ends. Anywhere north/east of that is southeast England. Or outer London. You've not been to Wiltshire for a while then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiltedjen Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Something about 'community land trusts' in the south west of England no idea what this is, but it's 'to help young families onto the ladder'' * shudders at the fake concept at a housing ladder * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverwhere Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Policy Paper, Budget2016 The government will provide £60 million to enable community-led housing developments in rural and coastal communities, including through Community Land Trusts, where the impact of second homes is particularly acute. The South West will receive around £20 million of this funding. It looks like it might be available for self-build groups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiltedjen Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 the houses sold through these schemes generally don't seem that cheap, although they are restricted to people in the local parish or next over. They seem to sit on the market for ages until a local pays top whack for them. the only Benefit from the budget is the increase in supply which doesn't hurt. Although we all know loose/reckless lending and BTL are the real drivers of HPI. so yeah. Good for the southwest. If only I didn't have to drive an hour to work, as the local housing scheme only helps those who have lived in the same parish for so many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiltedjen Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 It looks like it might be available for self-build groups? What's a 'self build group'? Set up a trust or something and get a load of people to build ourselves cheap houses? help of free gov money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverwhere Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 What's a 'self build group'? Set up a trust or something and get a load of people to build ourselves cheap houses? help of free gov money? Basically. Check out The Community Self Build Agency and The Self Build Portal if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverwhere Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ^^^ Not that they include any details on this new funding yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverwhere Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Also The National Community Land Trust Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Trying to keep up London bankers second home prices? Any htb scheme should be illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zugzwang Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Trying to keep up London bankers second home prices? Any htb scheme should be illegal Help to bankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Oh dear. Homes in second-home-land. I periodically see something that looks really gorgeous appear on rightmove/zoopla at a price I could contemplate. Of course there's always a catch. Sometimes it's the Duchy of Cornwall places where the £250k asking gets you a ten year lease during which you also pay £500/month rent. But more usually the catch is that the place has a restrictive clause, that it MUST be used only as a holiday home, no full-time residents allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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