Wales House Prices – Welsh Government Must Do More to Boost Affordable Housing

In response to the news that Wales is the least affordable region in Britain for first-time buyers, with Powys ranking as the second least affordable area in the UK, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor, and Cwm Tawe, David Chadwick, said:

"Young people in Wales deserve the opportunity to build their futures in the communities they’ve always called home. Unfortunately, too many are being forced to leave their local towns or villages — where their families and roots are — simply because they cannot afford to get on the housing ladder.

"We need the Welsh Labour Government to take much stronger action to meet its housing targets, especially when it comes to providing affordable housing in rural areas like Powys.

"In areas like my own, we've also seen the Government's failure to tackle the water pollution crisis feed into the lack of housing supply, with housing projects on hold due to concerns over river pollution."

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