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This Land Ltd – previously known as the Cambridgeshire Housing and Investment Company Ltd – was set up to provide an additional income stream for the council.   In essence the plan was simple and that was for This Land Ltd to acquire council owned sites, develop them, and then to reap the financial benefit.   But the methodology of how those sites would be transferred, the capitalisation of This Land Ltd and the changing nature of housing has meant not everything has been plain sailing.   Mr Lewis offered county councillors an optimistic ‘sound bite’ briefing in his February report...

But the delay means some schemes are being only provisionally approved.  Others previously “unconditionally” approved schemes are being “suspended” to prioritise those where construction is due to start soon.  Lib Dem mayoral candidate, Aidan Van de Weyer, said: “James Palmer’s incompetence is putting the delivery of affordable housing in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough at risk.  “The failure of Palmer to give adequate reassurance to government means that we have not received the last two years’ of funding for affordable housing: nearly half of the £100m agreed as part of ...

Councillor doubts Cambs Combined Authority will meet affordable housing targets The government has withheld funds for the project Mike Sargeant, Labour councillor, has raised concerns that the Combined Authority may not hit its affordable housing targets (Image: Background image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters...

Rivals criticise mayor over Cambs affordable housing 'fiasco' The mayor said "the only factor holding this up is civil servants" Mayoral candidates for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. From left to right: Lib Dem Aidan Van de Weyer, Conservative James Palmer, Labour Nik Johnson. Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer....