The Tories’ record on housebuilding is at the heart of a decade of failure. Total housebuilding has still not recovered to the level it was under Labour before the global financial crisis and recession. Whilst the last two years have seen the lowest number of new social rented homes built since the Second World War.
Labour plans to build a million new affordable homes in the over ten years with the biggest council house building programme for nearly 40 years. We will also introduce new ways to help those who want to buy their first home, such as discounted FirstBuy homes for first-time buyers, and first dibs for first-time buyers on new homes built in their area.