Private developers have been allowed to call the shots for decades, building many homes that local people didn't need. But Herefordshire Council's current leadership are now showing their intent to put affordable housing back at the top of the agenda. Recently they have agreed plans to provide 2,500 new council homes over the next 10 years, the first time Herefordshire Council has owned housing stock since 2002. In December they announced plans to build 180 affordable homes in and around what is now Hereford's Merton Meadow car park. And grant money has been accepted from central government to buy and refurbish homes to house rough sleepers. This is great news. A home is a fundamental human need and a basic moral right, as vital as education or healthcare. Under the previous Conservative administration house-builders were allowed to ignore the smaller and affordable homes that Herefordshire needs. The lack of housing availability pushes prices up, creating more barriers ...
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