Affordable Housing Concept
Affordable housing usually refers to homes offered at lower-than-market rent, often linked to local incomes. The DOVY concept considers how many thousands or millions of such homes could be built and kept affordable through clear rent rules and a long-term investment approach.
What Is Affordable Rent?
Affordable rent is commonly understood as being up to around 80% of local market rent, sometimes lower in high-cost areas. The DOVY model assumes that rent levels would be clearly defined, regulated and transparent for both tenants and investors.
Who Might Use Affordable Housing?
- Working households who cannot comfortably afford open-market rents
- Key workers such as teachers, carers and NHS staff
- People saving for a deposit who need stable rent levels
- Families moving out of temporary or insecure accommodation
Long-Term, Impact-Focused Investment
The DOVY affordable housing concept is aimed at long-term investors such as pension funds, insurers, local authorities and individuals who are interested in stable, regulated returns backed by real homes rather than short-term speculation.
Built to Be Affordable, Not Luxury
By standardising designs and avoiding premium extras, homes can be built more cheaply and at higher volume. This is central to the DOVY idea of delivering real affordable housing supply rather than expensive, small-scale projects.
This page describes a prototype housing and investment concept only. No real properties or investments are currently being offered.
Continue Exploring the DOVY Model
See how DOVY’s affordable housing ideas work alongside social housing, Housing Supply Bonds for UK manufacturing, and long-term property investment concepts for impact-focused investors and savers.