Number of new affordable homes built in UK up 55% year on year

The latest figures show 66,640 new affordable homes were delivered in the UK in the last year, 55% more than the previous year and the fastest rate of growth since 1993. Communities Secretary Greg Clark said this was further proof of the government’s commitment to get more homes built. He announced that the number of social and affordable rented homes has increased by nearly two thirds, and the number of affordable homes to buy rose by 41% over the same time period. ‘We are far from complace...