We have the space, we have the desire and we have tens of thousands of housing professionals in the private and public sector ready to go. The UK must build a million new homes by 2022 to meet growing demand and there is enough brownfield land to accommodate 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. But it will take more than just building houses for people who want them – we also have to make sure that they are affordable to those who don't.
The UK must build a million new homes by 2022 to meet growing demand and there is enough brownfield land to accommodate 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. But it will take more than just building houses for people who want them – we also have to make sure that they are affordable to those who don't.