Six Times More Affordable Homes Built Than Are Traded Or Sold

The asset management approach of housing associations means six times as many new sub-market rented homes are built as are sold, Savills’ research reveals. The findings come after housing associations received criticism in some media for selling social housing out of the sector for non-social housing use. Savills also found that the number of homes traded between social housing providers has fallen 50% in the past six years. As a result, Savills suggests “stock rationalisation should be higher on the agenda” to maximise financial capacity to build more affordable homes. Read more on the Savills website.

https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/272268-0