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Autumn/Winter 2011

Prime Minister ‘house building too low’

Quote from David Cameron during Prime Minister’s Questions (7th September 2011):

‘I think there should be agreement across the House that house building is too low in this country, and it is a shocking statistic that the typical first-time buyer is now in their mid-30s. So we do need change, we do need more houses to be built…’

 


Home Builders Federation Briefing September 2011 – National Planning Policy Framework

Quotes from HBF Factsheet :

  • 1.8 million families (5 million people) are currently on Local Authority waiting lists in England
  • Over 80% of people believe Britain needs more homes, particularly for first time buyers
  • Last year saw just 103,000 homes built in England, the fewest since 1923
  • Official household formation projections shows we should be building at least 232,000 per year
  • If 250,000 homes were built annually for 25 years just 1% of England’s land mass would be used

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