#housing-policy

#housing-policy

This is a common sense post.” Pratt misrepresented the content of Senate Bill 549, claiming it would enable L.A. County to push dense reconstruction and bypass local zoning decisions.

Minister James Browne's new guidelines aim to lower apartment costs by reducing their size, a proposal that many TDs labeled as 'insanity', reflecting widespread criticism of the plan.

Sinn Féin's housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin stated that reducing minimum apartment sizes will lead to renters paying higher rents for smaller and darker apartments, which echoes past experiences that such policies do not yield increased supply or lower rents. He highlighted that previous similar policies resulted in increased construction costs and land values, while also forecasting a rise in judicial reviews that will delay the delivery of homes.

Jan from Manchester expressed her disillusionment: "I kept telling myself that really, Keir Starmer was a man with a Ming vase on a polished floor, and that somehow after they were in power that things would really start to change."

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a household that spends more than 30% of its income on housing is deemed to be cost-burdened. If it spends more than 50%, it’s considered severely burdened. In 2023, 54% of all renters spent more than 30% of their pretax income on housing. That's up from 43% of renters in 1999.

The rescissions aim to align the FHA's processes with industry standards by eliminating outdated appraisal protocols and allowing the use of part-time staff for underwriting.

"The partnership aims to support collaboration between other city agencies to develop comprehensive policy proposals, ensuring decisions and policies are integrated across housing, health, and education."

The mayor's unwillingness to compromise on budget cuts, despite available funds from the budget, is drastically changing the dynamic of the negotiations.

Coun. Gord Perks mentioned, "I've spent a considerable amount of time and effort... trying to find majority support for doing what this council already committed to in 2023..."

The plan mandates 'by right' approval of new residences up to three stories high and up to 60% lot coverage, resulting in potential gentrification without affordability provisions.

As of March 31, County Durham housed 445 asylum seekers in a community of 500,000, showing a significant but manageable representation within the population.

"This bill comes from a lot of listening to owners talk about how they know their building needs to be safe but pleading that the process be fair and workable," state Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island), who led the effort to address condo owners' concerns, said during the bill debate.

City Ventures Vice President Pamela Salas Nieting noted that neighborhood interactions led to modifications, including improved pedestrian visibility and green elements, enhancing project integration.

"We're working out issues around students while working over the bill. I'm meeting with Minister James Lawless later today to see what proposals we can do to ensure that students are protected in student specific accommodation."

"I have a stack of papers this high," one minister said. "And I have to go through them to understand exactly how it works. I was trying to read it last night - and just couldn't get my head around it."