The Fall And Rise Of Social Rent

In the 12 months to April 2011, at the height of the recession, a shade below 40,000 new socially rented homes were built in England. By April 2017 this figure had collapsed, undergoing an 85% fall to a negligible 5,900 units – 2.7% of overall housing supply and the lowest figure since records began. But this, it appears, may be a nadir. Social rented housing is making a comeback. The next set of government funding programmes – in London and the rest of England – will include homes for social rented housing, supported by grant rates of up to £100,000 of public money per unit. Read more on Inside Housing.

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