NHF boss warns MPs new infrastructure levy may hit affordable homes delivery

Kate Henderson

Kate Henderson says section 106 replacement needs to ensure homes can be built in low-value areas

The government’s proposed infrastructure levy may make building enough affordable homes unviable in some areas, Kate Henderson has warned MPs.

The chief executive of housing association trade body the National Housing Federation told a select committee yesterday that the new charge proposed in the levelling up and regeneration bill, which is based on the values of completed schemes, may not be effective in some areas.

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