It’s fair to say that few property developers get into the industry for a love of building social housing.
Some go to great lengths to minimise their obligations under the Town & Country Planning Act to ensure a certain proportion of units are social and affordable.
When social housing is built, the tenants are often segregated from wealthier neighbours by so-called “poor doors”. But having long been seen as a nuisance or hoop to jump through, social and affordable homes are attracting growing interest from builders and investment companies.
