09:20 Tuesday 15th April 2014
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
[A]NDIE HARPER: Should we start building 37 square metre properties in Cambridgeshire to solve our housing crisis? That’s what we’re asking this morning, as Radio 4’s Costing the Earth programme investigates the Government’s plans to roll out the minimum space limit of 37 square metres right across the UK, and not in London alone. Now they’d be cheaper to heat, more energy efficient, but could we really expect people to live in an area that small? Helen Tonks is the Head of Housing at Cambridge based social housing association the CHS Group. Helen, good morning to you.
HELEN TONKS: Good morning Andie.
ANDIE HARPER: Now obviously the aim is to try and find a home for everybody, and given the limitations on space and cost, building everyone a nice house with a big garden is not an answer. Is this, do you think?
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