London has been given almost 100 times more housing zone
funding than the rest of England combined, but has only built twice as many
houses, new research has revealed. Calling for housebuilding investment to be
more fairly distributed across the country, the Housing and Finance Institute
(HFI) thinktank concludes that it is a “cultural myth” that the greatest need
for homes is in the biggest cities. The organisation cited figures that show
nearly 80,000 more people are on housing waiting lists in regional local
councils than in the capital and metropolitan areas combined. The HFI report
used housing-zone funding to support its argument that funding is skewed
towards major urban centres. Download the report from the HFI website.
