The UK must build a million new homes by 2022 to meet growing demand and there is enough brownfield land to build them , according to a study by conveyancing search provider Search Acumen using Office of National Statistics data . " We need to embark on the greatest housing boom this country has seen in a century , " said Andrew Lloyd , managing director of Search Acumen . ‘The housing market in all corners of England has ground to a halt as people struggle to find a home that fits their needs and their budgets. Housing first began to outstrip supply in the mid-2000s , but neither the Conservatives ' nor Labour 's 2017 election pledges to build more homes would have made up the 530,000 shortfall .
The UK must build a million new homes by 2022 to meet growing demand and there is enough brownfield land to build them , according to a study by conveyancing search provider Search Acumen using Office of National Statistics data . " We need to embark on the greatest housing boom this country has seen in a century , " said Andrew Lloyd , managing director of Search Acumen . Housing first began to outstrip supply in the mid-2000s , but neither the Conservatives ' nor Labour 's 2017 election pledges to build more homes would have made up the 530,000 shortfall .