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1 Norton (Tewkesbury Borough) Parish Housing Needs Survey Report October 2016 Martin Hutchings Rural Housing Enabler Community House, 15 College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LZ Tel: Fax
2 CONTENTS page 1. Introduction 3 2. Parish summary 3 3. Aim 3 4. Survey distribution and response 4 5. Key findings 4 6. Affordability 6 7. Existing Affordable Housing Stock 9 9. Conclusions 9 2
3 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 GRCC undertook Norton Parish Housing Needs Survey in response to popular demand from members of the public attending a public consultation event on 8 th September 2016 hosted by private developer, Bayhill Property Ltd. The event was used to inform the local community about proposals to build 22 new dwellings (12 affordable units and 10 units for sale on the open market) on land in Wainlode Lane, Norton adjacent to Norton Primary School playing field. 1.2 An earlier housing needs survey for Norton was conducted by GRCC in March 2013 with the support of Norton Parish Council. The 2013 survey revealed nine households in need of affordable housing, and five households seeking alternative housing who could afford the open market. The 2016 report should be read in conjunction with the 2013 survey report. For ease of reference the 2013 report is attached to this report. 1.3 The Rural Housing Enabler (RHE): is employed by, which is part of the national network of Rural Community Councils (ACRE - Action with Communities in Rural England). works closely with rural communities, housing associations, local authorities, other community organisations (including community land trusts) and landowners to meet the affordable housing needs of rural communities. is an independent advisor, although, the post is funded through contributions from Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Stroud District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council and ten housing associations. 2. PARISH SUMMARY According to Council Tax records as at October 2016 there were 201 dwellings in Norton Parish. By road Norton is 5 miles from Gloucester, 7 miles from Cheltenham and 6 miles from Tewkesbury. The nearest station on the national rail network is in Gloucester. Norton has the following facilities: a primary school, a village hall and a regular bus service to Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury (county centres for employment, shopping and other services). 3. AIM 3.1 The purpose of the survey is to investigate and establish the affordable housing needs of people who live in or have close ties to Norton. 3
4 3.2 Housing needs can be defined as the need for a household to obtain housing which is suitable to meet their requirements in terms of: House type and accessibility e.g. house, bungalow, flat etc Size and number of rooms Location e.g. in relation to employment, schools, family, shops and public services etc Affordability Tenure, including security 3.3 GRCC is a neutral and independent charity providing professional support and advice to Gloucestershire s communities. The aim of the survey is to provide a report on Norton Parish s housing needs of a robust nature based on evidence from residents themselves. 4. SURVEY DISTRIBUTION AND RESPONSE 4.1 In October 2016 GRCC distributed the questionnaire together with an accompanying letter by Royal Mail to all 201 dwellings in Norton Parish. 4.2 People were asked to complete and return the questionnaire if they wished to move to alternative accommodation. A freepost envelope with GRCC s office address was enclosed with each questionnaire. Also, if someone knew a member of their family who had moved away and wished to return to Norton were asked to complete and return the questionnaire. 4.3 The questionnaire encouraged people to provide their name and contact details if they wanted to register their interest should affordable housing be built in Norton. Personal details are neither presented in this report nor passed to a third party. 4.4 As of 7 th November 14 completed questionnaires were received at GRCC s offices. 5. KEY FINDINGS 5.1 One respondent indicated they had completed a questionnaire in response to the 2013 Norton Housing Needs Survey. 11 respondents indicated they had not responded to the 2013 survey. Two respondents gave no indication as to whether they responded to the 2013 survey. 5.2 Four respondents indicated they did not wish to move. 4
5 5.3 Of the ten respondents indicating they did wish to move, 4 households indicated they preferred to buy or rent suitable housing on the open market and could afford it. Each respondent stated their income and savings. Affordable Housing 5.4 Six respondents stated they have a need for affordable housing. Taking into consideration the information given on their form about income and deposit, two households require rent housing, and three households could afford low cost home ownership. A sixth household stated they had moved away from Norton since the 2013 survey because of a lack of affordable housing in the village, but there was insufficient information on their questionnaire about their income and savings to enable an assessment to be made of their requirements in respect of affordable housing. 5.5 To summarize this survey revealed 6 households in need of affordable housing. 5.6 Of the 6 households in need of affordable housing, 5 respondents indicated a need to move within 2 years, and 1 respondent gave no reply of 6 respondents in need of affordable housing indicated they were registered on Help to Buy South (the register for home ownership). None indicated they were on Tewkesbury Borough Council s housing register (Homeseeker Plus). Although one respondent said they intend to register on Homeseeker Plus. 5.8 Respondents provided the following reasons for needing to move home: 4 households indicated a need to set up an independent home 1 household indicated a need to move closer to dependent/ carer 1 household indicated a need to return to Norton. 5.9 The 6 households include three couples, and two single people all in their 20s. The fifth household has given no indication of the number of household members or their ages. Market Housing 5.10 In addition to the 6 respondents seeking affordable housing there are 4 respondents who stated a preference to buy alternative housing on the open market. All 4 households provided supporting evidence that they could afford market housing to meet their needs These 4 households include: 3 couples (one couples in their 40s, one in their 60s and one couple gave no indication of their ages), and a family with 3 young children. 5
6 6. AFFORDABILITY 6.1 A household s income, savings, cost of housing on the open market and availability of housing are key factors for assessing a person s need for affordable housing. 6.2 Assessment of how much a household can afford requires information on incomes and savings measured against prices of property of a suitable size, type and location, whether rented or home ownership. However, depending upon tenure there will be additional factors that will impact upon costs of acquiring the right to occupy the property. 6.3 For home ownership, these costs include: mortgage interest rates, mortgage indemnity premium, mortgage application fee, legal fees, stamp duty tax, and search fees with HM Land Registry and Local Authority etc. 6.4 For rented property, these costs may include: rent deposit and rent paid in advance. Home ownership 6.5 In order to investigate affordability, further research has been carried out on house prices in the area. 6.6 Using information gained from HM Land Registry it is possible to obtain the average property prices in Norton. 6.7 The average price of properties sold in Norton in the 24 months to July 2016 are shown in Table A below. Table A: Average Prices of residential properties in Norton sold in the period 24 months to July 2016 (according to HM Land Registry) Average House Prices in Norton Parish ( ) House Type Price Number of Sales Detached 576,300 5 Semi-detached 255,250 4 Terraced 432,500 2 Flats - none All 433, The number of house sales are for new and existing properties where the sale details registered with the Land Registry are in Norton Parish. Figures were obtained from with data supplied by HM Land Registry. There are sometimes delays in registrations of sales and this may result in under counting of property sales. 6
7 6.9 Unfortunately, the number of bedrooms in each property is not specified The average price of properties sold does not necessarily reflect the average value of all dwellings in the parish HM Land Registry tells us that the average price of residential properties sold in Tewkesbury is 271,623 in August HM Land Registry tells us that the average price of residential properties sold in Tewkesbury Borough was 271,623 in August There has been a steady rise in prices of properties sold between 2013 and For the 12 months to August 2016 average price of properties sold increased by 20.3% House sales volumes in Tewkesbury Borough fell significantly from a peak of 182 in June 2007 to a low of 42 in January Subsequently, sales numbers have undergone a steady recovery reaching a peak of 225 in June 2015, reducing to 107 in June Winter is traditionally a time of fewer house sales. 7
8 EXAMPLE CALCULATION FOR A MORTGAGE 6.14 Typically, a household can obtain a mortgage of 3.5 times their gross annual income, and in today s financial market would expect to pay a deposit of at least 10% towards the total purchase price To afford the least expensive property ( 202,000) sold during the past 2 years in Norton a household would require at least 20,200 as a deposit, and their annual gross income for mortgage purposes would have to be at least 51, At the time this report is published mortgage lenders currently offer first time buyers standard variable annual rate interest rates from as low as 4.5% APR upwards. Applying a 4.5% interest rate to a mortgage of 181,800 equates to 1, per month for a repayment mortgage (repayment of captital and interest) over a 25 year period. Gross annual earnings for residents and employees in local authority areas Area Median gross annual earnings for residents ( ) Median gross annual earnings for employees ( ) Cotswold 19,131 18,707 Forest of Dean 20,203 20,035 Gloucester 20,723 20,019 Stroud 23,550 22,974 Cheltenham 23,891 21,297 Tewkesbury 21,549 22,054 Gloucestershire 21,576 20,822 South West 20,711 20,107 Great Britain 22,514 22,157 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014, Office of National Statistics The average price of a semi-detached home ( 255,250) sold in Norton Parish during the 24 months up to August 2016 demonstrates that a household on a median income living in Tewkesbury Borough ( 21,549) would be unable to purchase a property without a substantial deposit. Private rented 6.17 Information gained from Rightmove.com tells us these are the starting prices of rents for the following property types in March 2013: One bedroom flat (Longford) per calendar month Two bedroom house (Longford) pcm Three bedroom house (Norton)... 1,100 pcm 8
9 6.18 It is generally recognised that a household s housing costs should not exceed 25% of a household s gross income. Based upon this assumption a minimum gross annual income required to afford the rent on the above properties would be 21,600 for a one bedroom flat in Longford, 28,800 for a two bedroom house in Longford, 52,800 for a three bedroom house in Norton. Of course, the rent does not include running costs e.g. council tax, fuel bills etc. What is affordable rent housing? 6.19 The levels of rent that Registered Providers are able to charge are restricted by Homes and Communities Agency. These rents are known as target rents and are subject to the national Housing Benefit scheme The target rents of properties let by Housing Associations are controlled by the Homes & Communities Agency for the Government. Rents are calculated according to a formula based on relative property values and relative local earnings A household s entitlement to housing benefit takes into account a household s size, income, savings and other circumstances, may entitle a household to a financial contribution of a sum up to the entire rental charge In 2011 the Coalition Government introduced affordable rents for council and some housing association rented properties. The affordable rents are up to 80 per cent of local market rents. For many areas of rural Gloucestershire that means affordable rents are significantly higher than traditional target rent levels. 7. CURRENT STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NORTON 7.1 Norton has a total of 4 affordable dwellings for shared ownership. There is no affordable rented housing in Norton Parish. Affordable housing stock in Norton Landlord Tenure 2 bed houses 3 bed houses Guinness Hermitage Shared ownership 2 2 9
10 8. CONCLUSION 8.1 This survey should be read in conjunction with GRCC s original Norton housing needs survey carried out in The 2013 report is attached to this report for ease of reference. The 2013 survey revealed 9 households in need of affordable housing. 8.2 The 2016 survey has determined that there are 6 households with a local connection who have self identified themselves in need of affordable housing in the parish. 8.3 One of these 6 households indicated they responded to the 2013 survey, indicating there were an additional 5 households in affordable housing need. 8.4 The combined result of both surveys indicates 14 households in need of affordable housing. 8.5 Consideration should be given to the availability of the existing affordable housing stock in the parish when determining the number, type and tenure of additional affordable dwellings required to meet the parish s need. The 4 newly-built shared ownership dwellings were sold in Since then there have been no re-sales. There is no affordable rented housing in Norton whatsoever. Tewkesbury Borough Council s housing register (Homeseeker Plus) is not a reliable source of information for establishing the number of households seeking Norton with a local connection. 10
11 Norton (Tewkesbury Borough) Parish Housing Needs Survey Report March 2013 Martin Hutchings Rural Housing Enabler Community House, 15 College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LZ Tel: Fax
12 CONTENTS page 1. Introduction Parish summary Aim Survey distribution and response Key findings 15 Part A - You and your household 15 Part B - Home working 18 Part C - Housing needs Affordability Existing Affordable Housing Stock Summary Conclusions Recommendations 27 12
13 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 In December 2012 Norton Parish Council agreed to engage the services of the Rural Housing Enabler to carry out a local Housing Needs Survey. 1.2 The Rural Housing Enabler (RHE): is employed by, which is part of the national network of Rural Community Councils (ACRE - Action with Communities in Rural England). works closely with rural communities, housing associations, local authorities, other community organisations (including community land trusts) and landowners to meet the affordable housing needs of rural communities. is an independent advisor, although, the post is funded through contributions from Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Stroud District Council, Cotswold District Council and seven housing associations. 2. PARISH SUMMARY Gloucestershire County Council s Maiden 2010 mid-year estimate for Norton is 433 population comprising 190 households (according to Council Tax records as at January 2012). This equates to an average of 2.28 persons per household compared to approximately 2.4 for Gloucestershire as a whole. Where surveys of this kind have been undertaken is usual for a rural parish to have households of a size that are smaller than Gloucestershire as a whole on average. By road Norton is 5 miles from Gloucester, 7 miles from Cheltenham and 6 miles from Tewkesbury. The nearest station on the national rail network is in Gloucester. Norton has the following facilities: primary school, village hall. 3. AIM 3.1 The purpose of the survey is to investigate and establish the affordable housing needs of people who live in or have close ties to Norton. By comparing the established needs with the existing supply of affordable housing and the number of re-lets, we can estimate the number of dwellings, house types and tenure of new units required to meet the town s needs. 3.2 Housing needs can be defined as the need for a household to obtain housing which is suitable to meet their requirements in terms of: House type and accessibility e.g. house, bungalow, flat etc Size and number of rooms 13
14 Location e.g. in relation to employment, schools, family, shops and public services etc Affordability Tenure, including security 3.3 The aim of the survey is to provide Norton Parish Council with an independent report of a robust nature based on evidence from reliable sources. This will assist the Parish Council to respond to any planning proposal that may come forward for additional housing within the town. 4. SURVEY DISTRIBUTION AND RESPONSE 4.1 The parish council arranged for the delivery of questionnaires to all homes in the parish in March Householders were requested to return completed questionnaires in an enclosed freepost envelope to GRCC s offices in Gloucester. 4.3 Part A is entitled You and your household and is for every household to complete. Part B is entitled Home Working and is also for everyone to complete. And finally, Part C is entitled Housing Needs and is for completion by households in need of more suitable accommodation. People were asked to provide their name and contact details if they would like further information in the event affordable housing being developed in Norton. Personal details are neither presented in this report nor passed to a third party. 4.4 A total of 190 questionnaires were distributed. Everyone was asked to complete Parts A and B of the form. If a household considered themselves in need, or likely to be in need of rehousing, they were invited to complete Part C of the form. Households were asked to forward the questionnaire to anyone they knew of who had moved away but might wish to return to live in Norton. There was a response rate of 44% with 83 completed replies received. The rate of response is favourable compared to other similar surveys carried out in Gloucestershire, for example: Bourton-on-the-Water 27%; Oddington 31%; Ebrington 40%; Norton 36%; and Kempsford 22%). Whilst the survey provides no direct evidence of the needs of those who did not respond to the questionnaires there are other useful sources that inform of housing needs i.e. the District Council s housing register (Gloucestershire Homeseeker), Districtwide Housing Needs Survey 2009 and Gloucestershire Strategic Housing Market Assessment. 14
15 5. KEY FINDINGS Part A You and your household respondents reported that their home in Norton was their main home, no-one reported it was their second home, 1 gave no reply. 5.2 Table A below indicates the length of time respondents have lived in Norton. 49% of respondents have lived in the parish for 20 years or more or their whole life. 13% of residents have lived in Norton for 4 years or less. Table A How many years have you lived in Norton? 5.3 Question 3 asked How would you describe your home in terms of house type? Table B below shows 81% of respondents live in a house, 16% live in a bungalow, and 4% live in other. Table B - How would you describe your home? 15
16 5.4 Question 4 asked How many bedrooms does your home have? Table C below shows 88% of homes have three or more bedrooms, 11% of homes have 2 bedrooms, and 1% of homes have one bedroom according to the survey response. Table C How many bedrooms does your home have? 5.5 Question 5 asked How many people live in your home? Table D below shows 59% are 1 or 2 person households, 34% are 3 or 4 person households, and 6% are 5 person or more households. Table D How many people live in your home? 5.6 Question 6 asked the tenure of people s homes. Table E below shows 96% of respondents in Norton are owner-occupiers, a little over one third of whom have a mortgage, and a little under two thirds own their home outright. 1% live in private rented, none live in shared ownership, 2% live in tied accommodation, none live in housing association rented and none live in local authority rented. 16
17 Table E What is the tenure of your home? respondents said their home had been adapted to increase physical accessibility. 5.8 Question 8 asked... Has anyone from your family moved away from Norton in the last 5 years to difficulty finding an affordable home locally? 6 people answered yes. 5.9 Question 9 asked...are you in favour of a small development of affordable homers or local people if there was a proven need? 63% said yes, 32% said no and 5% gave no reply. Age profile of survey respondents 5.10 Tables F and G below compare age profiles between those who responded to the survey questionnaire Part A and Gloucestershire County Council s Maiden estimate for Table F Age profile of respondents according to the Norton survey 17
18 Table G - Age profile distribution according to Gloucestershire County Council Maiden estimate for The figures shown in Tables F and G demonstrate that people in the different age bands are sometimes under or over represented. However, age bands years are significantly over-represented in the survey. The year age band is usually under-represented in this type of survey. Part B - Home Working 5.14 Question B1 asks...does any member of your household carry out any paid employment from home? 29% of respondents said yes, 66% said no, and 5% did not reply. 18
19 5.15 Question B2 asks...do you work for your employer or your own business? Of the 30 respondents who answered yes to the previous question, 12 said employer and 15 said own business. Three respondents ticked both boxes Queston B3 asks...if you have your own business at home, what type is it? Other included: Agriculture, online shop, property development, construction, service, architect, consultancy health & leisure Question B4 asks...how many hours per week do you normally work from home? 5.18 Question B5 asks...would you like to work from home if you had the proper facilities to do so? 6 respondents said yes. 19
20 5.19 Question B6 asked...whether or not you currently work from home, what working space do you / would you require to enable you to work? 5.20 Question B7 asked.. What communication services do / would you require to undertake your work? 20
21 Part C - Housing needs households completed Part C: Housing Needs of the survey questionnaire self identified themselves in need of more suitable housing in Norton of the 14 respondents needing to move home is regarded as having financial means to afford suitable housing in the private sector in Norton. Account is taken of a household s net monthly income, maximum monthly rent or mortgage afforded, and deposit afforded. There are 9 households in need of affordable housing Of the 9 households in need of affordable housing, 7 respondents indicated a need to move within 2 years, and 2 respondents indicated a need to move between 2-5 years of the 9 respondents in need of affordable housing indicated they were on the District Council s housing register (Gloucestershire Homeseeker). These are comments made by persons in need of alternative housing, not necessarily affordable housing, who answered no and who were asked to explain why they were not on the housing register: No - Don t require it. No - Do not know you had to register No - Home owner No - No point. Single, fit, male aged 24 years No - Ignorance of the housing register 5.24 Respondents provided the following reasons for needing to move home (some people gave more than one reason for needing to move): 7 households indicated a need to set up an independent home 1 households indicated a need to move to more secure accommodation 5.25 Below is a description of the 7 households in need of rented accommodation: male aged 62 yrs male aged 24 yrs male aged 21 yrs male aged 27 yrs female aged 24 yrs one person household (age and gender not stated) 2 parent family with son aged 14 yrs & daughter aged 11 yrs 21
22 5.26 Financial information provided on the respondents questionnaires indicates that 2 households might be able to afford intermediate housing i.e. shared ownership(part buy and part rent): Male aged 24 yrs Couple (ages not stated) 5 households in need of market housing 5.27 As was stated in paragraph 5.21 above, there are 5 households who have indicated a preference for open market housing and can afford it: 2 parent family with daughter aged 25 yrs & son aged 22 yrs tell us they currently live in Norton and need a home they can adapt without permitted development. 2 parent family with daughters aged 14 yrs & 7 yrs tell us they currently live in Norton and need a cheaper home. Couple (ages not stated) tell us they were born and brought up in Norton and they need a larger home. Male aged 60 yrs tell us he currently lives in Norton and needs a smaller home. Couple aged 79 yrs & 80 yrs tell us they currently live in Norton and need a smaller home. 6. AFFORDABILITY 6.1 A household s income, savings and the state of the housing market are key factors for assessing a person s need for affordable housing. 6.2 In simpistic terms assessment of how much a household can afford requires information on incomes and savings measured against prices of property of a suitable size, type and location, whether rented or home ownership. However, depending upon tenure there will be additional factors that will impact upon costs of acquiring the right to occupy the property. 6.3 For home ownership, these costs include: mortgage interest rates, mortgage indemnity premium. mortgage application fee, legal fees, stamp duty tax, legal fees and search fees etc. 6.4 For rented, these costs may include: rent deposit and rent paid in advance. 22
23 Home ownership 6.5 In order to investigate affordability, further research has been carried out on house prices in the area. 6.6 Using information gained from HM Land Registry it is possible to obtain the average property prices in Norton. 6.7 The average price of properties sold in Norton in the 24 months to February 2013 are shown in Table H below. Table H: Average Prices of residential properties in Norton sold in the period 24 months to February 2013(according to HM Land Registry) Average House Prices in Norton Parish ( ) House Type Price Number of Sales Detached 487,000 5 Semi-detached 287,083 6 Terraced 379,000 1 Flats - none All 378, The number of house sales are for new and existing properties where the sale details registered with the Land Registry are in Norton Parish. Figures were obtained from with data supplied by HM Land Registry. There are sometimes delays in registrations of sales and this may result in under counting of property sales. 6.9 Unfortunately, the number of bedrooms in each property is not specified The average price of properties sold does not necessarily reflect the average value of all dwellings in the parish HM Land Registry tells us that the average price of residential properties sold in Gloucestershire is 170,573 in February The latest figures show that for Gloucestershire there has been a small fluctuation in average house prices during 2011 and 2012, but down by -0.3% over the 12 months leading up to February House sales volumes in Gloucestershire fell significantly from a peak of 1,475 in June 2007 to a low of 436 in January Sales numbers have recovered somewhat with 705 residential property sales in December Winter is traditionally a time of fewer house sales. 23
24 EXAMPLE CALCULATION FOR A MORTGAGE 6.14 Typically, a household can obtain a mortgage of 3.5 times their gross annual income, and in today s financial market would expect to pay a deposit of at least 15% towards the total purchase price To afford a semi-detached house ( 245,000) sold during the past 2 years in Norton a household would require at least 36,750 as a deposit, and their annual gross income for mortgage purposes would have to be at least 59, At the time this report is published mortgage lenders currently offer first time buyers standard variable annual rate interest rates from as low as 4.5% APR upwards. Applying a 4.5% interest rate to a mortgage of 208,250 equates to 1, per month for a repayment mortgage (repayment of captital and interest) over a 25 year period. Gross annual earnings for residents and employees in local authority areas Area Median gross annual earnings for residents ( ) Median gross annual earnings for employees ( ) Cotswold 17,948 16,651 Forest of Dean 20,833 19,364 Gloucester 19,630 20,615 Stroud 22,403 19,753 Cheltenham 22,039 19,740 Tewkesbury 19,937 23,321 Gloucestershire 20,651 20,018 South West 20,000 19,831 Great Britain 21,342 21,324 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2010, Office of National Statistics The median (50 th percentile) in the table above shows gross annual earnings of residents in Tewkesbury Borough ( 19,937) is similar to the corresponding regional figure ( 20,000) and lower than the national figure ( 21,342). However, the median for earnings of employees in Tewkesbury Borough ( 23,321) is higher than both the regional ( 19,831), and the national figures ( 21,324). Considering the average prices of homes sold in Norton Parish during the 24 months up to February 2013 a household on a median income living in Tewkesbury Borough ( 19,937) would be unable to purchase a property without a substantial deposit. Many potential first time buyers struggle to meet the costs of buying their own home. 24
25 Private rented 6.17 Information gained from Rightmove.com tells us these are the starting prices of rents for the following property types in March 2013: One bedroom cottage (Twigworth) per calendar month One bedroom bungalow (Sandhurst) pcm Two bedroom house (Gloucester) pcm Three bedroom cottage (Deerhurst)... 1,450 pcm Three bedroom house (Churchdown) pcm Four bedroom house (Norton) pcm 6.18 It is generally recognised that a household s housing costs should not exceed 25% of a household s gross income. Based upon this assumption a minimum gross annual income required to afford the rent on the above properties would be 20,400 for a one bedroom cottage in Twigworth, 31,200 for a two bedroom house in Gloucester, 39,600 for a three bedroom house in Churchdown and 44,400 for a four bedrom house in Norton. Of course, the rent does not include running costs e.g. council tax, fuel bills etc By comparing the monthly costs of private rented property with home ownership, it is significantly less expensive to rent than to buy a similar starter-type home (if there was any such property available). What is affordable rented housing? 6.20 The levels of rent that Registered Providers are able to charge are restricted by Homes and Communities Agency (formed on 1 st December 2008 from the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships). These rents are known as target rents and are subject to the national Housing Benefit scheme The target rents of properties let by Housing Associations are controlled by the Homes & Communities Agency for the Government. Rents are calculated according to a formula based on relative property values and relative local earnings A household s entitlement to housing benefit takes into account a household s size, income, savings and other circumstances, may entitle a household to a financial contribution of a sum up to the entire rental charge The Coalition Government has introduced affordable rents for council and some housing association rented properties. The affordable rents are up to 80 per cent of market rents. For many areas of rural Gloucestershire that means affordable rents are significantly higher than traditional target rent levels. 25
26 7. EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK 7.1 Norton has a total of 4 affordable dwellings for shared ownership. At the time of writing this report all 4 properties are available for sale. Affordable housing stock in Norton Landlord Tenure 2 bed houses 3 bed houses Guinness Hermitage Shared ownership SUMMARY 8.1 Part C of this survey is aimed at persons who are seeking alternative housing, in particular those who cannot open market prices and therefore require affordable housing (rented or shared ownership). 8.2 The information gained from this survey is a key element of assessing local needs. Other useful sources of information include tewkesbury Borough Council s Housing Register (known as Gloucestershire Homeseeker).Some key issues arising from the survey are: It is notoriously difficult to get accurate data on the housing need of young people, and surveys of this type tend to underestimate the figures. Those who have expressed a genuine need have been considered in the recommendations, rather than those with a wish to move but are considered to be able to afford appropriate market housing. Housing development in Norton parish should take account of future anticipated housing need as well as the number of households in immediate need. There is a shortage of affordable properties in Norton for rent and for shared ownership. This survey has shown 55% of properties in the parish have 4 or more bedrooms, and 33% have 3 bedrooms. Of those 14 respondents to the questionnaire who need to move to more suitable accommodation, 9 households require affordable housing. In the current financial market some potential purchasers, particularly first time buyers, are experiencing difficulties obtaining a mortgage. The Bank of England Base Rate has remained at an all time low of 0.5% since March 2009 (last reviewed in April 2013). However, mortgage lenders often charge high rates of interest to first time buyers and require substantial deposits, sometimes 15% or more of the purchase price as well as charging arrangement/administrative fees. 26
27 Households in need of rented Single persons Family (2 parents with son aged 14 yrs & daughter aged 11 yrs) 1 bedroom general purpose i.e. flat/house/bungalow 6-3 bedroom house - 1 Households in need of shared ownership/intermediate (showing household s stated preferred dwelling) Single person Couple 2 bedroom house or flat 1-2 bedroom house only CONCLUSION 9.1 This survey has determined that there are 9 households with a local connection who have self-identified themselves in need of affordable housing in the parish. 9.2 In addition to local households in need, consideration should be given to turnover of the existing social housing stock in the parish when determining the number, type and tenure of additional affordable dwellings required to meet the parish s need. Also, consideration may be given to forecasted changes in the demographics and the impact of Government policies e.g. housing benefit regulations. It should be noted that some existing affordable housing may be allocated to persons in greatest housing need throughout the District rather than priority awarded to local people. 9.3 The survey does not attempt to identify Norton residents seeking to move to affordable housing outside of the parish. 10. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that: a) the Rural Housing Enabler produces an executive summary of the survey report for publication in the local news letter for all to read. b) Anyone who is in need is encouraged to apply on the District Council s Housing Register (Gloucestershire Homeseeker). c) The Borough Council is provided with the Housing Needs Survey Report. 27
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