Free Land in Exchange for Social Housing

免费土地换社会住房：英国地方政府的住房新策略

Miǎnfèi tǔdì huàn shèhuì zhùfáng: Yīngguó dìfāng zhèngfǔ de zhùfáng xīn cèlüè

Lewisham Council in London is proposing a new housing strategy: it will give public land to community organisations for free or at a discount, on the condition that they build social housing. The land parcels are worth up to £2 million each, and at least 50% of the new homes must be for social rent. The council hopes this will help solve the housing shortage, but legal and financial challenges remain.

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Zuìjìn, Yīngguó Lúndūn de Liúyìshèmǔ Qū zhèngfǔ tíchū le yí gè xīn de zhùfáng cèlüè. Zhège cèlüè de nèiróng shì: bǎ gōnggòng tǔdì miǎnfèi huòzhě dǎzhé zhuǎnràng gěi shèqū zǔzhī. Dànshì yǒu yí gè tiáojiàn——zhèxiē zǔzhī bìxū zài tǔdì shàng jiànshè shèhuì zhùfáng. Měi kuài tǔdì de jiàzhí zuìgāo kěyǐ dádào liǎngbǎi wàn yīngbàng. Qū zhèngfǔ xīwàng tōngguò zhège bànfǎ, jiějué dāngdì zhùfáng duǎnquē de wèntí.

最近，英国伦敦的刘易舍姆区政府提出了一个新的住房策略。这个策略的内容是：把公共土地免费或者打折转让给社区组织。但是有一个条件——这些组织必须在土地上建设社会住房。每块土地的价值最高可以达到两百万英镑。区政府希望通过这个办法，解决当地住房短缺的问题。

Recently, the Lewisham Council in London, UK, proposed a new housing strategy. The content of this strategy is: to transfer public land to community organisations for free or at a discount. But there is one condition — these organisations must build social housing on the land. The value of each piece of land can reach up to two million pounds. The council hopes to solve the local housing shortage through this approach.

Zhège cèlüè de jùtǐ yāoqiú shì shénme ne? Gēnjù Qū zhèngfǔ de yí fèn bàogào, rúguǒ shèqū zǔzhī shēnqǐng tǔdì, tāmen jiànshè de shèhuì zhùfáng bǐlì bìxū dádào bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí yǐshàng. Yě jiùshì shuō, yíbàn yǐshàng de xīnfáng bìxū yǐ shèhuì zūjīn chūzū, ér bú shì zài shìchǎng shàng mài gāojià. Cǐwài, Qū zhèngfǔ hái zài kǎolǜ gěi zhèxiē zǔzhī tígōng dīxī dàikuǎn, bìngqiě tíqián pīzhǔn guīhuà xǔkě, ràng jiànshè sùdù gèng kuài.

这个策略的具体要求是什么呢？根据区政府的一份报告，如果社区组织申请土地，他们建设的社会住房比例必须达到百分之五十以上。也就是说，一半以上的新房必须以社会租金出租，而不是在市场上卖高价。此外，区政府还在考虑给这些组织提供低息贷款，并且提前批准规划许可，让建设速度更快。

What are the specific requirements of this strategy? According to a council report, if community organisations apply for land, the proportion of social housing they build must reach over 50%. That is to say, more than half of the new homes must be rented at social rent, rather than sold at a high price on the market. In addition, the council is also considering providing low-interest loans to these organisations and pre-approving planning permissions to make construction faster.