What is Affordable Housing?
The Government believes everyone should have the opportunity of a decent home, which they can afford, within a sustainable mixed community. Provision of housing should meet the needs of the whole community, including those whose needs are not met by the housing market, and should include a good balance of housing types and tenures.
Affordable housing includes social rented housing and intermediate housing (eg shared equity) provided for households whose needs are not met by the housing market. The Government also supports some households (eg key workers, social tenants) in their aspirations to buy a home by providing shared equity homes. Affordable homes are provided at sub-market prices, and restricted to specified types of household.
Link to PPS3 Housing Information Page
Homebuy Products
HomeBuy helps people to get their first foot on the property ladder. HomeBuy also helps those people who wish to rent but cannot afford to pay market rents. If you are interested and wish to apply you should contact Moat, the Local HomeBuy Agent for Kent.
Information is available at www.HomeBuy.co.uk or by calling 0845 3596161. Local HomeBuy Agents work with local authorities and other housing associations to provide HomeBuy options to people in housing need.
Moat will assess your application and advise you of all the HomeBuy options for which you may be eligible.
HomeBuy Home Page
The Kent Agreement Two
The Kent Agreement is an agreement between central government and local authorities in Kent and their partners to improve services in Kent and improve the quality of life in Kent. As such it is the shorter term and more focussed three year delivery programme which takes forward the broader and longer term aspirations within the Vision for Kent. Kent Agreement 2 is the second agreement to help partners focus their collective effort during the period 2008 - 2011.
KHG is the responsible body for managing performance against one of the KA2 Indicators, NI 155 - Delivery of Affordable Homes (Gross).
NI 155 Delivery Plan
More Information about KA2 can be found on the Kent Partnership Website
Kent Partnership Link
Last updated: 07 September 2009