We think that there should be a lot more families living in the city centre, to balance out the recent increase in small apartments and help us have a wider range of activities in the city centre.
Birmingham should seek to increase radically the number of families living in the city centre, to balance out the recent growth in small apartments and to support a wider range of city centre activities.
The city centre has a growing number of apartment developments of studios, one and two bedroom homes. These are important and help make the city more lively. However, the centre cannot rely on apartments to deliver all of its housing needs because they do not give enough variety of housing.
The city centre has a growing number of apartment developments of studios, one and two bedroom homes. These are an important part of the housing stock and help to contribute to the vibrancy of the centre. However, the centre cannot rely on apartment developments for delivering all its housing requirements because they do not provide a broad enough range of accommodation.