"Bad news for people trying to get on the property ladder" >>> Sidmouth's property inflation rate is one of the highest in the country

There is a huge amount of pressure coming from developers to avoid having to build 'affordable housing' - with the latest example happening in Sidford:
Futures Forum: District Council gives way in Sidford over affordable housing: “Under government guidance, we are required to reduce our requirements where a development is unviable and so we have no real choice but to accept this position.”

This part of the country seems particularly bad when it comes to young people not being able to afford housing:
Futures Forum: Problems for first-time buyers: East Devon shows a higher increase in house prices than the South East

The online property site Zoopla has been looking at Sidmouth:
House prices in UK. Property values - Zoopla

property, Zoopla - Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald

Maybe we need to look elsewhere:
Futures Forum: Social housing: "As in so much of our political debate, we too often fail to look at other countries to see what works and what doesn’t. "

And maybe we need to look at other ideas:
Futures Forum: "This Is Why You Can’t Afford To Buy A House" >>> >>> Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing
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