Commuter towns thriving

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by Kay Murchie

Commuter towns just outside London are benefiting from unaffordable house prices in the capital.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) has said that towns such as Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead and Leighton Buzzard were becoming new commuter areas in response to high levels of demand.

A spokesperson for the NHF said cities in the south east are seeing considerable growth and we’re particularly seeing the creation of new commuter areas outside London.

The spokesperson added that more homes are required in and around these commuter towns and family homes need to be built in London itself not just 1 or 2-bedroom apartments.