Huntingdonshire District Council is pleased to announce that a record 440 affordable housing completions have been secured across the district for the 2019/2020 financial year. This is the highest number of completions in a single year for more than a decade. The closest figures in recent years are the 367 and 287 completions made in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 respectively.
The delivery of 440 new affordable homes is a result of the council’s commitment that 40% of dwellings in housing developments of 11 homes or more are required to be affordable. The new homes are spread throughout the towns and villages across the district.
Executive Leader of the council, Cllr Ryan Fuller, said: "Providing more affordable homes has been a priority and in the last couple of years we have focused on creating the new policies and plans that have enabled the delivery of this record number of new homes. I have previously spoken about the broken housing market and that availability and affordability of housing is one of the greatest barriers that we find in our country today. I am proud that Huntingdonshire District Council is working hard to redress this imbalance in the market and is committed to delivering the affordable housing that our residents need.
