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The housing markets are over heated, houses are overpriced and unaffordable for most buyers.

The unprecedented affordability crisis in housing, not only within Cornwall but across the nation a whole is continuing unabated.

Much has been written and even more has been discussed but no-one has yet come up with a practical solution to this problem and the sound economics of our districts and regions are in peril as a result.

I, being a retired surveyor and property valuer have come up with what to me anyway is a fully workable apolitical apolitical solution which could be implemented but would require the involvement of both local and central government.

Hearing about this online meeting, I wanted to ask if I could outline these ideas to the group if you think such an item might be of interest to them. It would take approx 15 minutes.

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Sam71 about 4 years ago
The problem with affordable as I have encountered it.

The section 106, I live in cury, work in cadgwith, affordable home in my "local connection" criteria areas are not ever going to be built.  I have tried to buy 3 affordable homes, each time I don't meet the local connection.  Born in trelisk, brought up in porthleven, lived within a 15 mile radius of porthleven for 47 of my 49 years but I'm not "local".  
The system fails people like me, and having researched it there are lots of people in my position, the last house I tried to buy was in Helston, 4 miles from my house but different parish, but there will never be affordable homes built in gunwalloe parish so I'm completely stuck
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Share The problem with affordable as I have encountered it.The section 106, I live in cury, work in cadgwith, affordable home in my "local connection" criteria areas are not ever going to be built.  I have tried to buy 3 affordable homes, each time I don't meet the local connection.  Born in trelisk, brought up in porthleven, lived within a 15 mile radius of porthleven for 47 of my 49 years but I'm not "local".  The system fails people like me, and having researched it there are lots of people in my position, the last house I tried to buy was in Helston, 4 miles from my house but different parish, but there will never be affordable homes built in gunwalloe parish so I'm completely stuck on Facebook Share The problem with affordable as I have encountered it.The section 106, I live in cury, work in cadgwith, affordable home in my "local connection" criteria areas are not ever going to be built.  I have tried to buy 3 affordable homes, each time I don't meet the local connection.  Born in trelisk, brought up in porthleven, lived within a 15 mile radius of porthleven for 47 of my 49 years but I'm not "local".  The system fails people like me, and having researched it there are lots of people in my position, the last house I tried to buy was in Helston, 4 miles from my house but different parish, but there will never be affordable homes built in gunwalloe parish so I'm completely stuck on Twitter Share The problem with affordable as I have encountered it.The section 106, I live in cury, work in cadgwith, affordable home in my "local connection" criteria areas are not ever going to be built.  I have tried to buy 3 affordable homes, each time I don't meet the local connection.  Born in trelisk, brought up in porthleven, lived within a 15 mile radius of porthleven for 47 of my 49 years but I'm not "local".  The system fails people like me, and having researched it there are lots of people in my position, the last house I tried to buy was in Helston, 4 miles from my house but different parish, but there will never be affordable homes built in gunwalloe parish so I'm completely stuck on Linkedin Email The problem with affordable as I have encountered it.The section 106, I live in cury, work in cadgwith, affordable home in my "local connection" criteria areas are not ever going to be built.  I have tried to buy 3 affordable homes, each time I don't meet the local connection.  Born in trelisk, brought up in porthleven, lived within a 15 mile radius of porthleven for 47 of my 49 years but I'm not "local".  The system fails people like me, and having researched it there are lots of people in my position, the last house I tried to buy was in Helston, 4 miles from my house but different parish, but there will never be affordable homes built in gunwalloe parish so I'm completely stuck link