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Explore the dynamic housing landscape in West Midlands CA, with a focus on changing demographics, industrial transitions, and governance adjustments. Learn about key strategies, partnerships, and innovations driving housing development, from redundant site transformations to affordable options meeting diverse needs.
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Housing in the West Midlands Combined Authority Councillor Sean Coughlan Land and Housing Portfolio Holder
The West Midlands • Diverse population • Strong industrial heritage • Change to light industrial, office and retail • Well connected
Housing Change • Redundant sites developed for housing • Council house building • Rise of housing associations • Change from rent to ownership
The Numbers • Reduced owner occupation levels to 60% • Increased affordability gap – 7 times income • Increase in private rented sector – now 20%
Changes to Governance • 7 metropolitans in 1974 • Regional Assembly • Local Enterprise Partnerships • West Midlands Combined Authority
West Midlands CA Strategy • Land and Housing Portfolio • SEP – over half a million jobs by 2020 • 300,000 homes in next 15 years • Land commission
Tools and Partnerships • £1bn housing investment fund • £200m land remediation fund • Partnerships – LEPs, HCA and others
Innovation • Off site construction • Accord’s local factory • Local authority build programmes • Housing companies
Housing Need and Demand • Variety of tenures • Affordable and aspirational housing options • Working together to leave a legacy