Rural England Affordable Housing Under Threat from Relaxed Developer Rules

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Plans to relax affordable housing quotas for developers building 10-49 homes in rural England could put half of future supply at risk, according to National Housing Federation analysis.
Ministers are considering allowing cash payments instead of building homes.

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Plans to relax affordable housing quotas for developers building 10-49 homes in rural England could put half of future supply at risk, according to National Housing Federation analysis. Ministers are considering allowing cash payments instead of building homes.

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