Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Economy, Business & Finance
The last Labour government launched a programme to make “non-decent” homes fit for living in. An estimated 1.4 million social sector homes underwent work. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Resolution Foundation estimates that between 66% and 73% of millennials will own their own homes by 2060 (around pension age). 77% of pensioners owned their homes in 2016. Read
Immigration
It’s impossible to say for definite how much immigration has pushed up house prices. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
217,000 homes were added to the overall housing stock in England in 2016/17, the second highest amount in the last 26 years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The proportion of people living in social housing halved between the early 1980s and early 2010s, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Estimates range between 88% and 99.9%. It also depends on if we include gardens and “green urban” areas. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
128,000 children are living in temporary accommodation in Britain. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
184,000 new homes were built in England in 2016/17, and there were 217,000 more homes added to the overall stock. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Technically more council houses have been built since 2010 than during the 13 years of Labour but most new social houses aren’t council houses. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There are 12 local authorities where the person on the average salary would have to spend 60% or more of their income to pay the average private rent. Read
