FAQs

Affordable housing

• What is affordable housing?
• What are the benefits of affordable housing?
• How can the Parish Council help with affordable housing?

HARAH partners

• What is HARAH?
• Who are the Rural Housing Enablers?
• Who are Hampshire Village Homes?
• Why does the Parish have to develop the scheme through the Hampshire Village Homes?
• What are the benefits of working with Hampshire Village Homes?
• Where can I find HARAH publications?

Rent and shared ownership

• What will the rent levels be?
• How does shared ownership work?
• How much will the shared ownership homes cost?

Homes and land

• What is a Section 106 agreement?
• Where would the housing be located?
• Is there a minimum size of affordable housing scheme that can be built?
• How much will be paid for the land?
• How long before the homes are built?
• How much and what type of housing will be built?
• Who will be allocated the new homes?
• Will the parish council or landowner have a say in who the houses will go to?
• How can we be sure the homes will go to local people?
• How will the homes remain for local people in the future?
• What is meant by local people?
• How is it you are being allowed to build on greenfield sites?
• Will this development lead to more housing being built in the village?
• Will the development lead to more traffic in the village?

Funding

• Will the parish have to fund the scheme? Who will provide money?
• Why is grant funding required?

Housing needs surveys

• Why are housing needs surveys required when there is already a Borough/District Council Housing Register?
• What is involved in undertaking a village housing needs survey?