May 23, 2023
Party politics and rules imposed by the government's adviser for the natural environment in England could lead to a considerable decrease in net housing supply, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has warned. The housing supply could drop by up to 122,000 homes per year, HBF said in its March report (pdf), adding that in 2021/22 net housing supply stood at 233,000. The outlook for the homebuilding industry in the coming years looks less positive owing to a number of factors, one of which is the rules imposed by Natural England, the agency within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) responsible for protecting the landscape....
