Make affordable housing ‘a political priority’, says Scape boss

Housebuilding

Mark Robinson urges country’s next prime minister to ramp up commitment as Homes England figures released

Whoever leads the country following the outcome of the current Tory party leadership battle needs to make genuinely affordable housing a priority, according to Scape Group boss Mark Robinson.

Speaking as the government’s housing delivery agency Homes England announced an increase in the number of total affordable home starts, Robinson said local councils needed to be given greater autonomy to build social housing themselves.

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