Keeping housing ratios real

摘要

Council leaders in the East, London and the South East have teamed up to find a way to support sustainable growth, including housing. Together, our 159 councils are home to 24 million people - 43% of England's population. We are aware that with such a large number of people residing in these regions, housing growth needs to keep up. But despite providing nearly half (44%) of England's new homes in 2014/15 - an increase of 75,500 - we are still falling woefully short. Our research shows much of this is the result of stalled developments. Councils are granting enough planning approvals to meet their identified housing needs. The reality is that completions are failing to keep up.