![]() ![]() ![]() In every western country inflation is a barrier to building. Across the developed world, there are economic pressures.Īnd there is therefore a need for radical action to unlock the supply of new homes. Not only that but our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme is delivering well over a hundred thousand affordable homes – and we are scaling up to deliver tens of thousands of new homes specifically for social rent.īut we know that there are immediate challenges to future growth. And we will meet our manifesto target of delivering 1 million new homes in this Parliament. In this Parliament we have delivered the highest number of new homes in a year for 3 decades, and we’ve ensured the highest number of first time buyers in 2 decades. We have built more homes over our time in office than Labour did under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Our long-term plan for housing comes at a critical moment for the housing market. Greener homes, greener landscapes and green belt protection.Įnsuring that every home is safe, decent and warm.Īnd extending ownership to a new generation. The regeneration and renaissance of the hearts of 20 of our most important towns and cities.īuilding beautiful – and making architecture great again.īuilding great public services into the heart of every community.Ĭommunities taking back control of their future. And the critical next steps that we need to take, over the years to come, to build a better Britain.Ī Britain with many more homes – an assured path to home ownership – and homes in the right places. Today I want to outline the ambitions that plan embodies. In the months that I have been in this role we have been developing, and implementing, just such a plan. That is why housing policy – the building of new homes, the stewardship of existing properties, the planning of our towns, the fundamental landscape of our lives – requires long-term thinking. Our health, our happiness, our prosperity, our productivity – all depend on where we live. The quality of the homes that we live in, the physical nature of our neighbourhoods, the design of our communities, determines so much. We shape buildings, Winston Churchill argued, and then they shape us. ![]()
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