1. Kent and Medway Strategic Housing Market Assessment Challenges Kerry Higgins, Associate Director, Residential Research Kerry.higgins@dtz.com Kent Forum Housing Strategy Launch

2. Page 1 Scope and Structure of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment

3. Page 2 Earnings in Kent and Medway Workplace and Resident Based

4. Page 3 Household income by quintile group (Source: ONS)

5. Page 4 Population and Households Past and Future Growth Population Growth 1991-2008 7,800pa (+132k) 2008-2026 10,400pa (+208k) Population will grow Migration patterns -The economy -The new rail services Household Growth 1991-2006 5,300pa (+79k) 2006-2026 8,800pa(+176k) ONS projections based on past trends Driven by falling household size

6. Page 5 Growing population dominated by growth in older age groups

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8. Page 7 Declining size of the social rented stock, private renting has increased over the same period

9. Page 8 Housing Delivery The challenge Ambition for managed housing growth Help to address affordability Necessary for economic development Housing allocations now to be determined locally Maintaining new homes delivery a challenge Incentive provided by new homes bonus

10. Page 9 Persistent concentrations of deprivation in some coastal and urban areas

11. Page 10 8% of all stock in East Kent is unfit, 4% in the other sub-regions (5% in Kent & Medway as a whole)

12. Page 11 The Cross Cutting Themes Energy Efficiency -Green Deal -Retrofit of existing homes Vulnerable Households -Specialist housing provision -Mesh with provision of services Rural Issues -Affordability and access -Limited development opportunity