Coastline Housing CEO Allister Young explains affordability, local connections and more
Most people would agree that one of the most important things in life is a safe, affordable and comfortable home to live in. Good housing is the cornerstone from which the other pieces in a life can fall into place – health, education, wellbeing, employment and more.
Most people also agree that Cornwall is facing a severe housing crisis, with a lack of affordable homes for people wishing to rent or buy and many people unable to afford to live and therefore work in the area, causing knock-on problems for employment and local businesses.
Yet we often see controversy surrounding new social housing developments in the county with many people unable to understand whether these homes will be genuinely affordable and why they need to be built.
Here, Coastline Housing’s CEO Allister Young clears up some of the urban myths surrounding social housing in the county by providing the real answers to some commonly asked questions.
Social housing key questions answered
Coastline owns and manages over 5,000 homes across Cornwall and has openly committed to working with others to help end the county’s housing crisis. It is one of the fastest growing housing associations in the country, coming in at number seven on a national list of the biggest builders of social housing as a percentage of current stock this year.