A housing association based in the north-west of England has commended a report demanding that more affordable homes are built, it has been revealed.

Two Castles Housing Association has backed a recently-released study which stated that property development in the South Lakes and Lake District areas should be carried out so as to give local people the chance to get on the property ladder, the Lakeland Echo reports.

Published by prime minister Gordon Brown, the report revealed that many people in the region are being forced to move due to the high price of properties and increasing demand for holiday homes.

Meanwhile, the housing association took Liberal Democrat MP Matthew Taylor on a tour of Cumbria to highlight the need for affordable properties.

Stephanie Murphy, chief executive of Two Castles Housing Association, said: "We were also able to demonstrate how important it is to be able to build high-quality affordable homes such as the one visited at Staveley, near Windermere."

Such news may be of interest to those looking for jobs in housing.

Earlier this month an Inside Housing report revealed that housing developers and councils believe the government should focus on the provision of affordable homes.

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