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Labour Party: Housing Pledges
Following Labour’s dramatic election win, here is a run down of the party’s housing related election pledges.
A commitment to ‘get Britain building again’, creating jobs with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament.Restore mandatory housing targets.
Planning authorities have up-to-date Local Plans and promote sustainable development.
Fund additional planning officers by increasing stamp duty surcharges on non-UK residents.
Ensure local communities continue to shape housebuilding in their area and use intervention powers to build.
A ‘brownfield first approach’ with fast-tracked approval for urban brownfield sites.
A ‘more strategic approach to greenbelt land designation and release' to build more homes where needed.
Prioritise the release of what is deems ‘lower quality grey belt land’.
‘Golden rules’ to ensure development benefits communities and nature.
Build new towns alongside urban extensions and a regeneration.
Meet housing demand by ‘planning for growth on a larger scale, including new mechanisms for cross-boundary strategic planning.
All Combined and Mayoral Authorities to strategically plan for housing growth.
Combined Authorities given new planning powers along with extended use of grant funding.
Further reform compulsory purchase compensation rules intended to improve land assembly, speed up site delivery, and deliver housing and infrastructure.
Ensure that for specific types of development schemes, landowners are awarded fair compensation rather than inflated prices based on future planning permission.
'Biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation', more affordable homes in developments.
Change the Affordable Homes Programme to deliver more homes from existing funding
Support councils and housing associations to build their capacity and contribution to affordable housing supply.
Prioritise the building of new social rented homes and protect existing stock by reviewing the increased right to buy discounts.
Building more ‘well-designed, and sustainable homes’ and ‘creating places that increase climate resilience and promote nature recovery’.
Unlock the building of homes affected by nutrient neutrality without weakening environmental protections.
Work with councils to give first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes and end international investors purchasing houses.
Low-cost mortgage guarantee scheme to support first-time buyers.
Improve the quality of homes by building more ‘well-designed, and sustainable homes’ and ‘creating places that increase climate resilience and promote nature recovery’.
Implement solutions to unlock the building of homes affected by nutrient neutrality without weakening environmental protections.
Work with local authorities to give first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes and end international investors purchasing houses.
The introduction of a low-cost mortgage guarantee scheme to support first-time buyers who struggle to save for a large deposit.