L&Q completed more than 4,000 homes in 2021/22 in what its chief executive has called a ‘bumper year’ for the housing association giant in terms of development.

The precise numbers are still being calculated but L&Q confirmed it has smashed the 4,000-home mark. This equates to a rise of at least 48% on the 2,699 completed last year in the midst of the pandemic lockdown and it will be at least 64% higher than the 2,439 built in 2019/20 pre-pandemic. It is understood to be the highest number of homes completed by any housing associaiton in a single financial year, signficantly above the mid-2000s typically built by the largest organisations