Homes
Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records
346,000 affordable homes were added in the seven years of coalition and Conservative government to 2016/17. That’s slightly more than the last seven years of Labour.
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Did Labour make 1.4 million “non-decent” homes fit to live in?
The last Labour government launched a programme to make “non-decent” homes fit for living in. An estimated 1.4 million social sector homes underwent work.
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Will one third of millennials rent for their entire lives?
The Resolution Foundation estimates that between 66% and 73% of millennials will own their own homes by 2060 (around pension age). 77% of pensioners owned their homes in 2016.
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Have house prices risen because of immigrants?
It’s impossible to say for definite how much immigration has pushed up house prices.
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House building in England
Our overview of the supply and demand for homes in England.
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Homelessness in England
We've put together some of the key facts on homelessness and rough sleeping in England.
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There are 1.1 million more homes in England since 2010
217,000 homes were added to the overall housing stock in England in 2016/17, the second highest amount in the last 26 years.
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Social housing stock has fallen over the last 30 years
The proportion of people living in social housing halved between the early 1980s and early 2010s, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Has 92% of the country not been built on?
Estimates range between 88% and 99.9%. It also depends on if we include gardens and “green urban” areas.
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How many children are homeless in England, Scotland and Wales?
128,000 children are living in temporary accommodation in Britain.
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