Have your say on middle income housing in Hackney
A first-of-its-kind expert panel has been launched in Hackney to look at how more housing can be provided for middle income and key workers.
The Panel is now seeking views from all those interested in intermediate housing, from shared ownership to London Living Rent, to help shape future plans and policy.
Made up of industry-leading experts and academics, the entirely independent Intermediate Housing Panel will explore and advise on existing housing models and suggest new ways to build affordable and accessible homes for those who don’t qualify for social rent but are priced out of homeownership.
With house prices increasing more than sevenfold in 20 years, the panel will review local housing needs, market trends, and demographic data to assess whether intermediate housing options are viable, practical, and effective in addressing the housing crisis. This also includes engaging directly with those who would consider intermediate housing but face barriers that keep them in the private rented sector or living outside Hackney.
We are aware of the challenges that Hackney, and all of London, is facing in delivering a range of affordable and accessible housing and ensuring that those who live and work in the borough are not forced out. Hackney has therefore set up an Intermediate Housing Panel whose findings will provide a crucial step to understanding the needs of the borough and assessing which housing options can play a meaningful role in tackling the housing crisis.
Whether you live or work in Hackney, we are looking to hear from all those interested in intermediate housing to ensure we gather a full picture of local housing challenges and explore practical, deliverable solutions that will shape our plans and policy to come.
Professor Christine Whitehead, Chair of the Intermediate Housing Panel
By gathering real-life experiences, the expert panel will explore and advise on how existing housing models can better serve local people and develop new ways to make homes in Hackney more affordable and accessible – helping shape plans and policy in years to come.
Have your say on the types of middle income housing you’d like to see in Hackney. These insights will help ensure future housing developments truly reflect the needs of local people.