{"id":81882,"date":"2018-03-05T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/british-cities-allowing-developers-to-avoid-affordable-housing\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T06:03:09","slug":"british-cities-allowing-developers-to-avoid-affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/british-cities-allowing-developers-to-avoid-affordable-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"British cities allowing developers to avoid affordable housing"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn Sheffield just 1.4% of homes approved by planners met the government\u2019s affordable definition, while in Nottingham the figure was 3.8%, a Guardian Cities investigation has shownAre you affected by the housing affordability crisis discussed in this piece? Let us know in the commentsSome of the UK\u2019s biggest cities are allowing developers to plan huge new residential developments containing little or no affordable housing, a Guardian Cities investigation has found.In Manchester, none of the 14,667 homes in big developments granted planning permission in the last two years are set to be \u201caffordable\u201d, planning documents show \u2013 in direct contravention of its own rules, and leading to worries that London\u2019s affordable housing crisis is spreading. Continue reading…
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