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What are the UK housing targets?

 

In 2022 the government committed to increasing the number of available rental homes to 300,000 a year by 2025. Then announced that housing targets are advisory, presumably so they cannot be held to account for failing to reach them.

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What are the UK housing targets?

 

In 2022 the government committed to increasing the number of available rental homes to 300,000 a year by 2025. Then announced that housing targets are advisory, presumably so they cannot be held to account for failing to reach them.

Valuation Services provided by The Ringley Group

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Bank Valuations
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Development Valuations
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Rent Reviews
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Tax Valuations
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Balance Sheet Valuations

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Blogs on similar property topics

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Ground Rent: Victory For Leaseholders
There is good news today for leaseholders living in homes developed by Countryside Properties. Following action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority, they will no longer be subjected to ground rents that double every 10 or 15 years. Instead, the CMA told the press today, leaseholders’ ground rents will no longer increase and will remain at the amount charged when they first bought their home.This comes after Persimmon Homes offered l...

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Fire! Should you stay put or evacuate?
If you don't know the evacuation plan for your building, now is the time to find out. Would you stay put if a fire broke out in your block? As the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is published, the stay put policy used on the night of the devastating fire is under intense scrutiny. 

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Labour's Ambitious Plan to Build 1.5 Million Homes Faces Significant Challenges
The Labour government has pledged to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2029, requiring an unprecedented 300,000 homes annually—a level never achieved in modern UK history. With housing completions recently dropping to 221,500 in 2024 (a 7% decline), this target represents a monumental challenge. Success hinges on overcoming systemic barriers in planning, construction costs, and labour shortages, while rallying developer...

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Jon Curtis MRICS Head of Building Engineering

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Chris Georgalis MRICS Head of Commercial Valuation

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Nichola Pughe MRICS Head of Residential Valuation

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