Spending Review Is ‘Make or Break’ for Labour’s 1.5 Million Housing Target, Housing Committee Chair Warns

Spending Review “make or break” for housing target – HCLG Committee

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Spending Review ‘make or break’ for 1.5m housing target

A select committee chair has written to the Chancellor warning of the impact of departmental budget cuts on Government plans to deliver 1.5 million houses.

Planning restrictions slows UK housebuilding targets

Housebuilding targets in the UK are being held back by planning permissions, according to research from Investec.  The Government set a target of 1.5 million new homes by 2030, which is a 50% increase on previous goals.  Fewer planning permissions are threatening progress on this, according to its ‘UK Housebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities’ report. In 2024, 241,000 homes in England got planning permission, down 3% on the year before.  The s…

Housing committee chair warns 1.5 million home target will be missed if left to private sector alone

The chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee has described the government’s upcoming Spending Review as “make or break” on its promise to deliver 1.5 million new homes.

MPs warn Spending Review will ‘make or break’ housing targets amid budget cut rumours

House of Commons scrutiny committee chair Florence Eshalomi has warned that the Spending Review will “make or break” the government's drive to build 1.5m new homes by 2029, following rumours of housing department budget cuts.

Spending Review is ‘make or break’ for Labour’s 1.5 million housing target

The Spending Review is “make or break” for the delivery of 1.5 million new homes and boosted investment in social and affordable housing.