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Housing Strategy
The Housing Strategy Team serves the population of the borough and works with stakeholders to improve Housing Services for the people of Trafford
A key task of the team is to write the Housing Strategy, which is a 3 year plan which shows how the Council will offer greater choice and opportunity in housing to residents across the borough.
Housing Market Assessment
A Housing Market Assessment document has been produced to assist the Council to set policies and identify housing needs:
Trafford Housing Market Assessment (Summary)
Trafford Housing Market Assessment (Full Report)
Housing Strategy 2005 - 2008
We are delighted to introduce Trafford Council's Fit for Purpose Housing Strategy 2005 - 2008. The Strategy is a 3 year plan which shows how the Council will offer greater choice and opportunity in housing to residents across the borough. It is also about recognising the importance of sustaining and developing communities which offer healthy, safe and secure places where people want to live, learn, work and relax.
Trafford Council Housing Strategy 2005-08
Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2008 - 2011
This is the Council's 3rd Homelessness Strategy. Our aim is to prevent Homelessness wherever possible through the provision of appropriate advice or support to those at risk and intervening at as early a stage as is practical. Efforts will be targeted at providing people with options to enable them to make informed choices and improve the quality of their lives.
Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2008 - 2011
Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Housing Strategy 2005 - 2008
Our first Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Housing Strategy was published in September 2005. The main aims of the Strategy are to:
- Ensure fair opportunities and fair access to services and facilities
- Ensure that services reflect the cultural diversity of communities
- Provide appropriate housing within the right place and of the right type
- Continue to work with all communities to ensure that they shape and influence plans and strategies.
Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Housing Strategy 2005 - 2008
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing is a major concern in Trafford. The average house price is £224,900 which means that it is very difficult for most residents to get on the housing ladder. The Housing Strategy team works with partners to increase the provision of affordable housing for rent and develop low cost home ownership schemes.One such project is Trafford Homestep as detailed below.
Trafford Homestep aims to provide a one stop shop for affordable housing products within Trafford. The scheme has been developed by the Housing Strategy team in partnership with Plumlife. Please click on the link for more information.
AGMA Making Housing Count Research
'In early 2006, the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities commissioned ECOTEC Research and Consulting to carry out research to support production of a Manchester City Region Housing prospectus. This will contribute to the North West Regional Spatial Strategy, and the Manchester City Region Development Plan, as well as providing an up - to - date picture of the Greater Manchester housing market and the issues to be faced by local authorities.
The Making Housing Count project has been assisted by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, individual local authorities, including Trafford Council, the Government Office for the North West, and the Housing Corporation.
Trafford Council has been pleased to be involved in this important work, which is broadly consistent with the findings of the Council's recently completed Housing Market Assessment.
The issues recorded in the research and relevant to Trafford are:
- High demand and resulting high prices
- Impact on first-time buyers
- Affordable housing
- Need for larger scale housing supply i.e. numbers across GM
- Types of property required to meet need
This work will inform, support and influence the development of policy at a local, regional and national level.
The current draft findings of the Making Housing Count research are available on the AGMA website
Who to Contact
Housing Strategy Team
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Stretford
Manchester
M32 0YZ
Email: housing.strategy@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 912 4356
This page was last updated on 6 August 2008
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