Councils want to build more houses than they expect to, Scape report finds

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-05T07:00:00

But results find local authorities are slow to buy into modern methods of construction

The average local authority in England would like to build 18 times more homes for social rent than they actually expect to produce.

According to research from public sector procurement specialist Scape Group councils would ideally be building around 1,800 homes for social rent every year but expect to deliver just 1,000 over the next decade.

Scape polled 50 senior managers and decision-makers within local authorities in England and found that 65% were “very concerned” about the provision of social rented housing in their area. In southern England, including London, this rose to 75%.

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