John Healey has described his vision for the future of housing beyond the. He told the Fabian Society: "In 2007, we built 207,000 new homes – the highest number for 30 years. But this level was still not enough to close the gap between supply and demand. So I’m clear that as we look beyond the recession, housebuilding and housing policy won’t simply go back to business as before – nor should it. At the height of the recession we’re building 112,000 affordable homes over two years: investment that is creating jobs now and building the homes we need for the future. I want councils to be major builders of public housing again. The housing pledge that I nailed with the Prime Minister in June kicked off the largest council building programme for nearly two decades. All 49 councils will have work on site by March and I’ll announce a second round of investment early next month.” Read the full text of this speech on the 24dash website.
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