All local authorities are required by statute to carry out regular assessments of housing need within their area. This work is important in order to be able to anticipate changing housing needs across the local authority.

In areas where land values and property markets are buoyant, it is particularly important that affordable housing is provided that matches local need as closely as possible.

LHS Housing Needs Survey Manager helps gather the base data and then allows easy analysis of the underlying trends.

The system complements additional survey work by postal questionnaire and interviews undertaken with vulnerable groups.

This approach also delivers critical information on migration across the sub-region allowing informed planning of cross-authority work to meet the regional housing needs.