one million homes were added to the UK national stock in 2016 , a rise of 11% on 2016 , according to data from the Office of National Statistics . The figures revealed the government is "on track" to meet its target of building one million new homes during the course of this parliament. However, Tutte , CEO of the Office of National Statistics , said the government could do more, and cited the forthcoming housing white paper as a "golden opportunity" to make the planning system "less cumbersome and alleviate delays".
More than 190,000 homes were added to the UK national stock in 2016, a rise of 11% on the previous year, according to data from the Office of National Statistics. The figures revealed the government is "on track" to meet its target of building one million new homes during the course of this parliament. However, John Tutte, CEO of Redrow, said the government could do more, and cited the forthcoming housing white paper as a "golden opportunity" to make the planning system "less cumbersome and alleviate delays".