The Big Issue

Giving residents a say is key to the future of designing communities

Labour has promised to deliver the biggest boost to affordable housing for a generation if elected. There will need to be a renewed focus on how affordable housing can be designed and delivered inclusively.

The concern is that swathes of new houses could be designed and built by a coalition of funders, developers, local authorities and architects with little-to-no look-in from future tenants, and not enough consideration being given to how new housing could lead to larger benefits

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