Incentives could include financial support or tax breaks for developers to build housing that is affordable for low- and middle-income families. Proponents argue that it increases the supply of affordable housing and addresses housing shortages. Opponents argue that it interferes with the housing market and can be costly for taxpayers.
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Response rates from 44.5k UK voters.
92% Yes |
8% No |
92% Yes |
8% No |
0% Yes, housing is a basic right that should be affordable to anyone |
0% No, reform zoning laws to increase housing supply instead |
0% Yes and also ban corporate and foreign investors from purchasing residential real estate |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 44.5k UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 44.5k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9NSLXLC11mos11MO
Yes but they should prioritise brownfield sites and ensure that existing villages and towns are not over populated: i.e. boost the criteria and requirements for ensuring roads, infrastructure, schools, doctors, dentists etc. can cope with the additional populations. Otherwise, the houses sell but everyone’s quality of life decreases.
@B5988HJ4 days4D
Yes, through a multi-faceted approach that includes direct financial incentives, streamlined planning processes, and requirements for a mix of housing types and affordability levels, alongside reforms to zoning laws and measures to address speculative investment.
@9QH2MWH10mos10MO
as long as the homes were of good quality, not over populated and amenities were built alongside these to accommodate a growing population and reduce traffic
@9QGT64610mos10MO
No, but utilise existing structures, either knock down and rebuild unsafe housing or renovate run down housing
@9QFR42610mos10MO
We should cap the amount of second homes and homes that landlords own to allow others to buy affordable first homes
@9QFDFCW10mos10MO
Affordable housing is important but incentivizing it will lead to cutting corners and unsuitable housing for future generations.
@9QCRFD710mos10MO
We cannot just keep building more and more houses: it uses lots of (infinite) resources and destroys important habitats. If there was a focus on ensuring empty properties are lived in, fewer people having second homes, and if there were tighter regulations on the number of properties that are snapped up as Air BnBs, there would be a lot more (existing) houses to go round, reducing the need to build more.
@9Q65SPG 10mos10MO
Yes, however it has to be quality housing and not made with the cheapest materials and service available. There should not be any shortcuts used when building the premises.
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