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AMA Research
have published the 1st Edition of the
"Affordable Housing Market – England
2005" report, which provides an inclusive review of the
entire UK Social & Private Affordable
Housing Market in England,
offering a comprehensive and informative perspective on this rapidly
changing sector.
The report
reviews market
size, key trends and changing
structure, focusing on the wide range of factors influencing
the provision of low cost housing over the next 15 years. In particular,
the report assesses the changing emphasis away from ‘public sector’
housing to ‘affordable’ housing, which encompasses a mix of private
and public housing.
Key
areas covered in the report include: -
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Affordable
Housing
– market
size, volumes, value, trends and forecast up to 2008, new
build/renovation.
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Role
of the Government
– English Partnerships, Housing Corporation,
Sustainable Communities Plan, Housing Associations, Barker Review.
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Key
Drivers
– key worker accommodation, Approved Development Programme,
Urban Regeneration, Pathfinder Schemes, etc.
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OSM/MMC
–
Impact on OSM/MMC – growth of timber and steel frame
housing, concrete.
Demand for
low-cost housing is rising strongly due to rising house prices, low
housebuilding volumes, changing population mix etc. The South-East, in
particular, is experiencing major problems attracting and retaining
key workers, with the Government’s Sustainable Communities Plan in
place to increase the supply of affordable housing in the medium term.
Areas
of particular interest:-
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Affordable
housing volume projections up to 2010.
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Key
agencies involved in planning and supply chain.
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Mix
of new build and renovation, private & public sector development.
-
Growing
use of MMC.
Key
areas covered in the report include:
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REVIEW
-
Overview
of UK Housing Market – completions, recent trends, forecasts up to
2008, mix of private and public sector, key influences.
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Affordable
Housing in England – market size by VOLUME and VALUE, recent trends
from 2000-04, forecasts up to 2010.
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Mix
of Affordable Housing market – public and private sector ownership,
Homebuy schemes, Shared Ownership, Key Worker etc. – trends &
key influences.
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New build
and renovation – housing volume mix, analysis by region in England.
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Product
Mix – analysis of affordable housing market by building material
product sector.
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Housing
Targets – Volume analysis by region.
ROLE
OF GOVERNMENT
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English
Partnerships – objectives, Land Use Database, Urban Regeneration,
(£60k House Challenge).
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Housing
Corporation – Housing Associations/RSLs, Approved Development
Programme (funding levels, projections etc).
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Sustainable
Communities Plan – Key areas, housing volumes, forecasts, National
Affordable Housing Programme 2006-08.
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Funding
channels – Key workers, Starter Homes Initiative, ADP challenge fund
– analysis by region.
Regional
Spatial Strategies – housing plans by region, Barker Review,
Pathfinder schemes.
KEY
ISSUES
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Key
worker accommodation.
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Land
prices, housing densities, planning issues.
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Importance
of OSM/MMC – growth of timber/steel frame, volumes, growth rates,
analysis by region.
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Key MMC
suppliers – timber frame, steel, market overview, market shares,
major players.
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Appendix
– list of NHS surplus land sites, Transfer schemes, shortlist of
Bidders for £60k challenge – sites chosen for development.
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Future
trends – range of housing scenarios, influencing & limiting
factors, plans v realities?
The
report has 95+ pages and
28 tables and charts and provides a comprehensive review of the
affordable housing market in England.
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