Viability Survey for 2022 Councils Housing Conference

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* 1. Please confirm your level of seniority in your Local Authority

Director Level

Senior Manager

Manager

Executive

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* 2. In which region of the country is your Local Authority

Greater London

South East

South West

East of England

West Midlands

East Midlands

North West

Yorkshire and Humberside

North East

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* 3. Please rank the following viability challenges in a scale of 1 to 5-
with 1 being a major challenge and 5 being a lesser challenge on projects you have reviewed or on which you have been involved

	1 Major challenge/barrier	2	3	4	5 Low challenge/barrier
Construction costs	Construction costs 1 Major challenge/barrier	Construction costs 2	Construction costs 3	Construction costs 4	Construction costs 5 Low challenge/barrier
Inability to better the existing use land value of sites	Inability to better the existing use land value of sites 1 Major challenge/barrier	Inability to better the existing use land value of sites 2	Inability to better the existing use land value of sites 3	Inability to better the existing use land value of sites 4	Inability to better the existing use land value of sites 5 Low challenge/barrier
Availability of reasonably priced land	Availability of reasonably priced land 1 Major challenge/barrier	Availability of reasonably priced land 2	Availability of reasonably priced land 3	Availability of reasonably priced land 4	Availability of reasonably priced land 5 Low challenge/barrier
Development finance costs	Development finance costs 1 Major challenge/barrier	Development finance costs 2	Development finance costs 3	Development finance costs 4	Development finance costs 5 Low challenge/barrier
Likely CIL and S106 contributions	Likely CIL and S106 contributions 1 Major challenge/barrier	Likely CIL and S106 contributions 2	Likely CIL and S106 contributions 3	Likely CIL and S106 contributions 4	Likely CIL and S106 contributions 5 Low challenge/barrier
Time and cost of securing planning permission	Time and cost of securing planning permission 1 Major challenge/barrier	Time and cost of securing planning permission 2	Time and cost of securing planning permission 3	Time and cost of securing planning permission 4	Time and cost of securing planning permission 5 Low challenge/barrier
Outturn sales values	Outturn sales values 1 Major challenge/barrier	Outturn sales values 2	Outturn sales values 3	Outturn sales values 4	Outturn sales values 5 Low challenge/barrier
Outturn rental streams	Outturn rental streams 1 Major challenge/barrier	Outturn rental streams 2	Outturn rental streams 3	Outturn rental streams 4	Outturn rental streams 5 Low challenge/barrier
Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies	Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies 1 Major challenge/barrier	Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies 2	Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies 3	Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies 4	Grant rates available from Homes England or other agencies 5 Low challenge/barrier
Future Right to Buy risk	Future Right to Buy risk 1 Major challenge/barrier	Future Right to Buy risk 2	Future Right to Buy risk 3	Future Right to Buy risk 4	Future Right to Buy risk 5 Low challenge/barrier
Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation	Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation 1 Major challenge/barrier	Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation 2	Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation 3	Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation 4	Onerous/unreasonable financial returns/hurdles (IRR, NPV Payback Year) sought by your organisation 5 Low challenge/barrier
Future Proofing	Future Proofing 1 Major challenge/barrier	Future Proofing 2	Future Proofing 3	Future Proofing 4	Future Proofing 5 Low challenge/barrier
Professional fees	Professional fees 1 Major challenge/barrier	Professional fees 2	Professional fees 3	Professional fees 4	Professional fees 5 Low challenge/barrier
Other costs (comment below)	Other costs (comment below) 1 Major challenge/barrier	Other costs (comment below) 2	Other costs (comment below) 3	Other costs (comment below) 4	Other costs (comment below) 5 Low challenge/barrier

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Is your organisation considering subsidising new developments, by for example approving schemes with a negative NPV (Net Present Value) or a Cost / Value ratio in excess of 100%?

Yes

Comment

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* 5. Does your organisation wish you to focus upon financially challenging sites, as they will deliver broader socio-economic benefits? (i.e. Does your organisation want you to focus upon market failure / regeneration sites?)

Yes

Comment

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* 6. Are you considering permanently extending your acceptable payback periods to make your projects viable?

Yes

Possibly

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* 7. How many homes have not been taken forward into development due to marginal viability issues within the last 2 years?

0-20

21 -40

41 - 60

61 - 80

81 - 100

over 100

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* 8. What project aspirations, if any, will you (or your clients/partners) consider compromising on, or have compromised on, in order to meet viability? (select all that apply)

Space standards

Type of development

Providing private/defensible space

Accessibility

Sustainability

Density of development

Providing amenity space

MMC

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* 9. Finally, what other viability issues do you think policy makers should be considering?

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* 10. Thank you for completing this. The results will be shared at THF Councils Housing webinar on 26 May. If you cannot attend and would like the results please provide your email

Viability Survey for 2022 Councils Housing Conference - 26 May

To inform discussion and policy makers on viability challenges in housing

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* 1. Please confirm your level of seniority in your Local Authority

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* 2. In which region of the country is your Local Authority

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* 3. Please rank the following viability challenges in a scale of 1 to 5-
with 1 being a major challenge and 5 being a lesser challenge on projects you have reviewed or on which you have been involved

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* 4. Is your organisation considering subsidising new developments, by for example approving schemes with a negative NPV (Net Present Value) or a Cost / Value ratio in excess of 100%?

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* 5. Does your organisation wish you to focus upon financially challenging sites, as they will deliver broader socio-economic benefits? (i.e. Does your organisation want you to focus upon market failure / regeneration sites?)

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* 6. Are you considering permanently extending your acceptable payback periods to make your projects viable?

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* 7. How many homes have not been taken forward into development due to marginal viability issues within the last 2 years?

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* 8. What project aspirations, if any, will you (or your clients/partners) consider compromising on, or have compromised on, in order to meet viability? (select all that apply)

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* 9. Finally, what other viability issues do you think policy makers should be considering?

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* 10. Thank you for completing this. The results will be shared at THF Councils Housing webinar on 26 May. If you cannot attend and would like the results please provide your email

Viability Survey for 2022 Councils Housing Conference - 26 May

To inform discussion and policy makers on viability challenges in housing

Question Title

* 1. Please confirm your level of seniority in your Local Authority

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* 2. In which region of the country is your Local Authority

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* 3. Please rank the following viability challenges in a scale of 1 to 5- with 1 being a major challenge and 5 being a lesser challenge on projects you have reviewed or on which you have been involved

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* 4. Is your organisation considering subsidising new developments, by for example approving schemes with a negative NPV (Net Present Value) or a Cost / Value ratio in excess of 100%?

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* 5. Does your organisation wish you to focus upon financially challenging sites, as they will deliver broader socio-economic benefits? (i.e. Does your organisation want you to focus upon market failure / regeneration sites?)

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* 6. Are you considering permanently extending your acceptable payback periods to make your projects viable?

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* 7. How many homes have not been taken forward into development due to marginal viability issues within the last 2 years?

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* 8. What project aspirations, if any, will you (or your clients/partners) consider compromising on, or have compromised on, in order to meet viability? (select all that apply)

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* 9. Finally, what other viability issues do you think policy makers should be considering?

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* 10. Thank you for completing this. The results will be shared at THF Councils Housing webinar on 26 May. If you cannot attend and would like the results please provide your email

* 3. Please rank the following viability challenges in a scale of 1 to 5-
with 1 being a major challenge and 5 being a lesser challenge on projects you have reviewed or on which you have been involved