Housing Survey 2017 Text Do you have a local housing need? Please tell us about it Pitstone Parish Council would like to find out whether there is any need for "low cost housing" in our community to help local people who are struggling to stay in the parish due to the high cost of housing. These may include people who need to be near close relatives to care for them, or need the care of someone living in the parish. The council is also aware that young people may be finding it increasingly difficult to access homes of their own, and older people finding it hard to find suitable homes to 'downsize' into. To gauge the extent of local need for "low cost housing", and any particular types of need, we would like all interested Pitstone residents to complete a short survey and tell us their stories. The results will then help the parish council to understand what needs exist and to investigate possible solutions. Please complete the survey by Sunday 5 March 2017. Your views are important and will be treated in the strictest confidence. First Name Last Name Address 1 Address 2 City Post Code Phone Email Is the above your main home? Yes No How many years have you lived at this address? Has anyone from your family (children, parents, siblings) moved away from the parish in the last 5 years due to difficulties in finding a suitable home locally? (If YES, but they would like to move back to the village, please ask them to complete a survey form as we would like to hear from them, as well as you) Yes No Does anyone in your household plan to move to a new home in the parish within the next 5 years? Yes No Do they envisage finding it difficult to stay in (or, as the case may be, move to) Pitstone, due to the high cost of housing? Yes No Do you perceive that other local areas have more readily available "low cost housing" than Pitstone? If so, please tell us which parish(es) or village(s) Do you currently live in Pitstone? Yes No What is the main reason for you, or a member of your household, needing a new home in the parish? Need a smaller home Overcrowded Need an independent starter home Current home unaffordable Need to be nearer family to provide/receive care or support Family breakdown Need ground floor accommodation Need to be near local employment Need change of tenure Need sheltered / extra care housing Loss of housing due to retirement Lack of security in current home (may include harassment) Other How many bedrooms would you require? Please tell us a little bit about your story and why current rental or purchase properties in the village do not suit your requirement If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty.
