by Oliver Knight
All the main political parties agree on one thing, namely the idea that more houses need to be built in England and Wales. But that’s largely where the consensus ends.
The key points of difference mainly surround the volume, means of delivery and level of support needed to boost housing supply and tackle some of the wider issues in the housing market.
We have collated the main housing policies put forward by the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – the three largest parties by number of seats in Westminster in England and Wales – ahead of the General Election on June 8th.
As housing is a devolved issue. We have only examined the housing pledges for the main political parties in England and Wales.
The resulting table provides a quick snapshot of where the parties agree and diverge on how to address the issues in the current delivery and usage of housing.
While we have been as thorough as possible, we have condensed individual manifestos pledges. You can read the full manifestos for the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats by following the links in this blog.
The Conservatives have pledged to implement all the reforms proposed in the forthcoming Housing White Paper, which will contain more detailed plans for the private rented sector including building more homes for affordable rent, a previously-announced ban on lettings agent fees and minimum tenancies.
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