Long discussion with a resident about the difficulty young people who want to purchase have getting the deposit together and affording a mortgage.  Mid Suffolk wants to encourage house building, encouraged by the “New Homes Bonus” that gives them money equal to the council tax for every new home built.  This payment lasts for six years and is, at the moment about £2.4 a year, a big incentive.

The big problem is that existing house owners don’t want Suffolk to change and are frightened that houses will be built without the infrastructure to support them: Schools, Doctors Surgeries, Bus Services and so on.  Just what must we do to build trust?  Using our New Homes Bonus to help provide the infrastructure would be a good start.