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Affordable Housing

Does my hon. Friend not agree that it would be beneficial if section 106 agreements gave an exact definition of ““affordable housing””, setting out the criteria that would have to be met, specifying the bedroom groups and giving more detail? She may know of a case in my constituency in which affordable homes were offered at 90 per cent. equity, at a cost of between £300,000 and £400,000. Inevitably, they were taken up only by people on very high incomes, such as City bankers, yet because of the lax way in which section 106 agreements are drafted the homes still counted towards Wandsworth borough council’s affordable housing target.