Work starts on affordable homes near York funded by second property tax

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 13:03 · Archive

North Yorkshire Council is building 11 affordable homes near York, partly funded by a second property tax policy.

Work has begun on 11 affordable homes at Station Lane in Shipton by Beningbrough near York. The £3.3 million project is partly funded by revenue from a policy that effectively doubled the council tax charged on second properties in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Council is developing the scheme with Broadacres Housing Association. The homes comprise four three-bedroom, five two-bedroom and two one-bedroom properties. They will be available through social rent or shared ownership for people with a local connection to the village and surrounding area.

The scheme will receive £3.3 million in investment, including £1.9 million from Broadacres, £905,000 from Homes England and £440,000 from North Yorkshire Council. The council has also announced plans to build 15 affordable homes on land south of Sands Lane in Hunmanby, near Filey, with one, two and three-bedroom properties available for social rent and shared ownership for people with local connections.

How it is being reported

• Work starts on new homes near York – partly funded by second property taxWork is underway to build new affordable homes in Shipton by Beningbrough near York.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 14 Oct, 12:30
• Work starts on new homes near York – partly funded by second property taxWork is underway to build new affordable homes in Shipton by Beningbrough near York.The Press (York) · 14 Oct, 12:30

In this story: North Yorkshire Council · Broadacres Housing Association · Homes England · Shipton by Beningbrough · York · Hunmanby

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