Working towards making home ownership a reality in Dorset, Opening Doors will now cover Purbeck and East Dorset.
Over the past two years, the Opening Doors project has been tackling the housing crisis by working with and encouraging housebuilders of all sizes, developers, housing associations, community land trusts and others to build more quality homes of all types – including for rent, open market sale and affordable properties.
The scheme initially covered North Dorset, West Dorset, and Weymouth & Portland but will now be covering the East of the county and Purbeck.
Cllr Graham Carr-Jones, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Housing Said: “I am delighted that we will be extending the reach of Dorset Council’s Opening Doors programme to cover Purbeck and East Dorset. This strengthens our aim of seeing 20,000 high-quality homes of a mix of tenures, built between 2016 and 2033.
“It is no secret that Dorset faces an increased demand for housing and people from different walks of life are struggling to find suitable properties, meaning they are having to move away from the area. This also has an impact on employers who find it hard to attract new talent to the area. Through our Opening Doors programme, we aim to meet this ever-growing need and make it easier for those who may be finding it difficult to stay in our beautiful county.”
One of the affordable housing projects supported by Dorset Council is a new scheme in Worth Matravers. If you have a connection with Worth Matravers and are looking to get on the housing ladder East Boro has a number of one and two bed properties soon to be available for purchase at 75% market value to people with a local connection to the area. For instance, already living in the parish or a family or employment link. You can find out more information on this development on the Opening Doors Affordable Housing Masterlist. There will be more developments advertised in the New Year including a soon to be completed development in Swanage.
You can sign up to the Affordable Housing Masterlist for monthly updates on developments and properties in the area as well as in North Dorset, West Dorset, and Weymouth & Portland. Sign up here.
Many people have decided to take home ownership into their own hands. A Self-Build and Custom Build Register has been set up for those people who want to forward their own scheme.
