First-time buyers – Better Homes Enfield

Enfield doesn’t need more big talk, it needs delivery

View across open fields and a footpath at Crews Hill and Chase Park, with trees, distant buildings and a cloudy sky

The Government says a new town at Crews Hill and Chase Park will “restore the dream of home ownership in Enfield.” But will it? In April, Better Homes Enfield was among six local campaign groups who wrote to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) about their new town consultation. We asked MHCLGContinue reading “Enfield doesn’t need more big talk, it needs delivery”

Why is Enfield Council lobbying for housing developers?

This week Enfield Council released a report called “Rebuilding the Ladder: The Definitive Set of Reforms for First-Time Buyers.” The report is presented as a serious attempt to find ways to help people onto the housing ladder. It talks about blocked aspiration, rising deposits, mortgage barriers and younger households being priced out. A report forContinue reading “Why is Enfield Council lobbying for housing developers?”