planning failures

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Apr 15, 2026 • via the Guardian

Barratt Redrow Slashes Land Buys by 3,000 Plots

116,000 starts dash Labour's 300,000 annual homes goal

UK's top housebuilder cuts land purchases amid Iran war effects, halving replacements and pressuring Labour's 1.5m homes target. First-year starts hit just 116,000, exposing chronic supply failures across parties.

Nov 1, 2025 • via The Guardian

Social Homes Stall at 10,000 a Year

Labour's 1.5 million pledge falters amid 200-year waits and stalled sites

England builds just 10,000 social rent homes yearly, far below needs, as Labour's ambitious targets collide with funding cuts, labor shortages, and planning delays inherited across governments. This exposes systemic housing failure driving inequality and eroding public trust.