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Know your market
Sue BeecroftHousing strategy coordinator Cambridge housing sub-region
The Cambridge housing sub-region
What drives our sub regional approach?
• From early days, housing leads committed, support of a network of groups
• Not unusual in experiencing… – Extreme housing pressure, with diverse symptoms– Determined to understand issues and make links– Share and spread the load, in time, effort, funding
Shared housing agenda
• Deliver new homes to economic success• Enable better health and well-being through housing and support• Create mixed and cohesive communities• Improve standards in existing homes and encourage “best use”• Extend housing choice, meet housing need• Prevent and tackle homelessness • Promote benefits of good partnership working
Development over time• Always focus on the issue and gather knowledge…
2003: Key worker housing survey2006: Sub-regional comparison of housing needs data2006: first joint GTANA2006+ early birds on in-house SHMA and its spin-offs
• Growing library of data• Guides our shared thoughts & responses in these
changing times
Bulletins…
Bulletins…
Bulletins…
Data atlas – this one for LHA proposals…Average private rent for 3 bed Do LHAs cover the average private 3 bed rent?
Red = no
Green = yes
Projections project: stock changes by 2021Scenario modelled: • 5% social rent
• 65% afforable rent
• 30% shared ownership
• 20% stock conversion
• One of 6 scenarios used to start off discussions!
Projections project: incomes and affordability
Steps to delivery• Much of this work is based on consultation, networking
and feedback • Other projects include
– Annual private rents review and monthly hometrack rental review, responding to enablers and RSLs need for data to inform “the 80% debate”
– New development surveys began so could learn lessons from Cambourne, now looking to learn some wider lessons from 6+ surveys
Benefits of a joint approach• Clear investment priorities (LIP)• Lean approach to strategy makes
it more flexible• Focussing on the benefits of
housing to other agendas • Housing recognised as vital to a
healthy economy • Data to support sub-regional
discussion, planning, communication, adaptability…
Evolution• Data collection and assembly is the first step• The data becomes a catalyst.• Sharing within a group which genuinely listens and
learns from a wide range of partners may be the trump card.
• Plus there is always more to learn, to absorb, to adapt to…
• …perfection is over-rated
More information…• Housing market assessment is at www.
cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk/shma (soon to move to the JSNA web site)
• Projections Project, Market Bulletins, LIP and housing statement at www.cambridge.gov.uk/crhb
• New development surveys and Data Atlases at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
• Me? [email protected]