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Housing Shortfall Looms: England Achieves Just Two Thirds of Target

Slightly more than 200,000 homes have been built in England this year, falling short of the government’s headline pledge to add 1.5 million new flats and houses before the next election. From the start of 2025 to 14 December, 203,900 homes were completed across the country, according to energy performance certificate (EPC) registration data. EPCs […]

885,000 People Miss Out on Accessible Homes as Government Delays New Building Standards

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Up to 885,000 more people could now be living in accessible and adaptable homes if the UK government had delivered on its promised housing reforms, according to new research by the Centre for Ageing Better and Habinteg Housing Association. The analysis warns that the government’s failure to implement higher minimum building standards has deepened the

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