Gary Clarke
Cheltenham Borough Council is actively promoting shared ownership as a primary solution to the local housing affordability crisis. Property prices in the town remain exceptionally high, and local leaders frequently point to new-build developments as a way for first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder.
Welcome back! Watch Professor Richard Murphy expose the common myths about money But this is not just some distant, abstract theory debated by professors in university lecture halls. This is happening right here, right now, on our very own doorstep in Cheltenham. If you want to understand why our local
The recent groundbreaking at 320 Swindon Road in St Paul’s, Cheltenham—a £6.2m project delivering 24 homes (17 apartments and 7 houses) via social rent and shared ownership—sounds like a win for affordability on paper. Council Leader Rowena Hay hailed it as a "great example of
The concerns of social tenants in Cheltenham are growing due to Cheltenham Borough Council’s responses to a public question about the number of empty council homes and the associated financial impacts, which appear to leave out key details and leave renters seeking further clarity. The question, submitted by former