Development of homes for sale by associations drops to ‘lowest ever’ level

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Quarterly report by social housing regulator shows covid impact on sector development

The number of homes for sale built by housing associations fell in the last quarter to its lowest figure since records began, according to the latest update from the social housing regulator.

The Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) quarterly survey of registered providers found that just 347 market sale units were developed in the three months to June – when lockdown measures were at their height – down from an average of 1,282 built in each of the previous three quarters. The figure is the lowest since the regulator starting collecting the information in 2011.

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