Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove have said the goal of building one million new homes over this parliament will be met – mostly in cities to protect the countryside – but developers say “much more decisive action is needed” if the government wants to make a difference to the housing crisis.
The prime minister has also announced that a manifesto promise to build one million new homes over this parliament will be met.
Government sources say a separate commitment to build 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s still stands, despite a former Tory housing minister saying last May it would be missed “by a country mile”.
Government figures show 687,000 new homes have been delivered since early 2019, reaching a high of 242,700 in the 12 months to April 2020.
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