South Hams District Council has declared a housing emergency.
We are all acutely aware of the housing crisis in the South West. From a shortage of long-term rental properties to thousands of Airbnbs, to land-banked land, to unaffordable ‘affordable homes.’ The list goes on and on and the picture becomes all the bleaker, so drastic action must be taken.
I appeared on BBC Radio Devon earlier this week to discuss this issue and the steps that must be taken to address it.
Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09v8647 (from 1:12)