What if … Our children could afford to live in Brill?

Bucks is the second least affordable county in the UK (Bucks Herald website opens in new tab) for first-time buyers and sought-after villages like Brill lead the way. For most people in the parish, the chances of our children - or indeed our elderly parents - setting up home in this special place are virtually nil.

But, what if a group of residents came together to build genuinely affordable homes to buy or rent? What if these homes enabled those unable to access homes on the open market to live in Brill? What if these homes helped keep local families together? And what if these homes were designed not to maximise profit but to meet local need; beautifully designed and environmentally sustainable?

This is exactly what Thame Community Land Trust (opens in new tab) is doing just seven miles away. If there, why not here?

(The picture shows the Shorten Family’s Jubilee Flag.)