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.
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