We should have built these homes over the past 50 years… but the next best time is now!

By Andrew Simpson2023-09-27T00:00:00

If we cannot deliver enough genuinely affordable homes for the next generation our legacy and communities will suffer, writes Andrew Simpson

The best time to plant a tree (we are told) was 50 years ago; the second-best time is now.

The declaration of a ‘housing crisis’ by our local town council in Frome reflects a national crisis that will affect our children for decades. But why is this the case when the answer seems so simple – like the proverb with the trees, we just need to build more homes!

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