Healey pledges £1bn for social housing as housebuilding slump threatens Labour target Property John Healey has pledged more than £1bn in additional funding for social and affordable housing as new figures reveal a sharp fall in housebuilding, raising fresh doubts over the government’s target of delivering 1.5m homes. The funding, due to be confirmed in Wednesday’s Budget, will take the government’s 10-year social and affordable housing programme beyond [...]
Number of new homes built plunges by a quarter as housing crisis grows property The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK fell by 23 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2023, according to figures from the NHBC.