This resource is part of a collection called Campaign for Healthy Homes.
Beyond pitting private profits against public purpose
This follow-up to our first Fact Checker examines whether volume house builders will deliver the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by the end of the first parliament in 2029.
The government has positioned volume house builders as a primary means to achieving the housing target and help stimulate economic growth. However, these companies operate within a commercial environment that mainly prioritises shareholder returns and not the delivery of genuinely affordable healthy homes.
