Are you in need of Affordable housing?

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE UNABLE TO AFFORD OR FIND AN AFFORDABLE PROPERTY IN METHERINGHAM?

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS HAD TO MOVE AWAY DUE TO A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING?

Housing is one of the most pressing issues facing many people in Lincolnshire. Whilst county house prices have increased by up to 100% in the last few years, wages have not kept pace, houses have been lost due to the right to buy and numerous new developments are aimed at the executive end of the housing market. This means many local people are now priced out of the property market in their own villages.

Metheringham is a village that has seen considerable increases in house prices over the past few years, which inevitably has an impact upon the affordability of properties for local people.

One attempt to rectify this is through the Community Lincs Rural Housing Enabler Project. The project centres on working with rural communities to provide small developments of affordable housing for local people in need and it is often the case that building just a few housing units can mean local residents can remain in their villages rather than have to move elsewhere.

The Rural Housing Enabler and Metheringham Parish Council believe it is important to conduct a housing needs survey in the village to establish if there is a local need. This is a survey that will be sent to every household in Metheringham and looks to identify the housing needs and circumstances of parishioners.

The survey is enclosed with this issue of MACLA and we hope you take the opportunity to respond. The closing deadline for returned surveys will be Monday 31 December 2007. Please see the survey for information on how to return your completed form.

If you would like to find out more about the survey or the Rural Housing Project please contact Ian Penn, Rural Housing Enabler, Community Lincs, Tel: 01529 302466.