Angela Rener hit back on labor critics Ambitious plan To build 1.5 million houses, warned them to “underestimate me less in their crisis”.
After the Deputy Prime Minister property agent Savil, the pressure on the major target has increased increasing Forecast That will only be 840,000 new houses – just more than half.
Ms. Rener, who is a cabinet minister in charge of policy, said she was judged by reducing “all life” as she had announced to launch a new government -backed project to support the builders.
She says Developers interrupted By Rising inflation And high interest and mortgage cost.
Ms. Rainer says that this move, supported by £ 22BN in government finance, will be built in over 500,000 new homes, including many social and inexpensive assets.
It comes after alert To local government secretary Labor’s election pledge for 1.5 million houses on this Parliament is unacceptable. In his forecast on housebuilding published earlier this month, Savils said that 840,000 new houses would be completed in the next five years, with the property firm to blame the demand less than the buyers.
Government Data England also shows a 28 percent decline in new construction compared to 2023 for 2024.
However, Especially for IndependentMs. Rener asked critics to “assess me less in her crisis”, as she announced the housing bank plan, which she claims that she would finally reach housing for many hard -working families.
Ms. Rener said on her experience of living in a council house, saying that it gives them stability, but for many people, it remained out of reach. And she blames toris for the “broken system”.
In her piece, Ms. Rener says: “To reduce me in your crisis. People have done this throughout my life. But this government has a adventurous vision to fix the housing crisis and fix the strategy of both investment and reform.
“We are overhale to the planning system to speed up approval and unlock the land-a clear statement by Irade. And today we are taking another big step to fix a broken system, which has returned for a long time.”
More houses are at the center of the scheme of labor since the construction of more houses came to power. Earlier this year, Ms. Rainer Vow to construction This heat is to be unveiled with 10 to 12 new cities of 100 potential sites, selected locations.
In addition, Labor promised to remove their demands before reducing the environmental impact of new buildings on developers, before they were constructed, although reforms have faced fierce criticism from wildlife groups.
And in announcing review of the expenses of Chancellor Rachel Reeves, he pledged £ 39bn Will be spent In the next decade at affordable and social housing.
The National Housing Bank, unveiled on Tuesday, will further enhance the development of new houses, Ms. Rainer said.
Public financial institutions will work to return projects to meet regional priorities with the mayor and local leaders, and it will support small and medium -sized firms, especially, who have struggled the most in acquiring capital.
Overall, Ms. Rener says that this initiative will open up to £ 53 meters of private investment in the construction of homes.
She writes: “Our commitment to build 1.5 million houses as part of our plan for change is a stretching target, but it is not that I will be embarrassed. For those people with doubt, I repeat: I repeat: I underestimate my crisis.
“Yes – the road ahead is difficult. But we are committed, as it is just more than the number.
“It is about giving new hope for millions of people in the UK and creating a community where families can thrive and children can grow up in safety. It is about making sure that a generation is no longer out of the homeowner – and ensure that children are not growing in temporary housing.”
Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hallinrak MP said: “While the ambition to increase housing supply is welcome, history teaches us that governments are often poor in choosing winners and homes and have very mixed results of England.
“The new National Housing Bank should be laser-centered: it should not be excluded from private capital, should not be subsidized that would have moved forward anyway, and should not lure to fund the pie-in-in or unwanted projects-instead its role should be limited only to limit those plans that are not really, to ensure that it is not to ensure that it is not to be done.”
Ms. Rener came into the limelight for the sale of her own former-council house last year.
The housing, communities and the state secretary of the local government were told that after investigation, he would not have to face any police action whether he dues from the sale of the house, on which he made a profit of £ 48,500.
