Do we really need more affordable housing 'starter homes'?

michaels

GunJack wrote: »

Not round our way they weren't, they were typically 2-bed terraces and virtually no flats. There are more flats these days, but mostly on busy roads or other such places that are not good for living in, more like crash-pads. The 2-bed terrace is still the starter home for a single or couple, with the flats for the less well-off singlies...IMO the way it should be, especially in an area like this.

I never understood the bonk-on about flats, would never want to live in one myself, either as a singly or a couple/family.

The snowflake issue is something else again

What does a 2 bed terrace cost to build if you cost the land at farm land price but include all infrastructure and local amenity cost - I suspect 100k so unless this is affordable for starter buyers then it should not be considered a starter home.

MPD

From the many developments springing up around my area the lack of parking spaces is planned, apparently it encourages the home owners to use alternative methods of transport. It works as would be expected for a commuter belt village/small town.