Developers wishing to build houses in Wiltshire will now be obligated to provide social housing instead of affordable homes, due to the revelation that affordable housing is, in fact, unaffordable.

During the planning permission application process, developers are required to ensure that a certain percentage of the houses are offered at rates below the market price.

Affordable houses are priced at 80 per cent of the market rate, while social houses are set at 60 per cent.

These properties can be made available to buy through shared ownership schemes – where individuals buy a portion of a home with a mortgage and pay rent for the remaining share – or for rent either via the council or a housing association.

Potential owners or tenants must be listed on the council's housing register t

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