REGENERATION

Regeneration: Funding homes for the squeezed middle

As the Government launches its plans to create more homes, Cath Webster looks what homes are needed – and how they could be funded

 London housing skyline © Pres Panayotov

Labour's plans for the delivery of 1.5 million new homes have hit the headlines since the General Election – but there has been less debate over what types of homes these might be.

Volume house builders, delivering predominately open market for-sale homes, who have been scaling back delivery in the face of higher interest rates have share prices to support in most cases so won't wish to flood the market even if the planning system was re-cast in their favour.

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