Local councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic” and “impossible to achieve”, the BBC can reveal.

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Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner's housing targets

The vast majority of councils in England and Wales believe housing targets are unrealistic, the BBC can reveal.

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Wokingham borough council will appeal to the government over new housebuilding targets over fears it will ‘change the character and nature of Wokingham forever’. Wokingham must build 560 more homes every year under new housing targets set by the Labour government, taking the total from 748 to 1,308. Conservative councillor Charles Margetts introduced a motion at last week’s full council meeting, calling for a cross-party campaign to reduce the t…

Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner's housing targets

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