As many expected, housing is one of the main focuses of the political parties in the lead up to the 4th July General Election. We can browse their manifestos to see what they are proposing should they gain power. Let’s look at it today, then if you need some help with residential architecture in London, you can speak to us.

Labour

There are some really interesting points in Labour’s manifesto. Notable is the pledge to build 1.5million new homes. To help with this, they will reform the planning system so it is easier to get permission for developments. Interestingly, they are also pledging to build a wave of new towns, going back to the concept that led to the creation of Milton Keynes, Stevenage, and 30 others.

Conservative

The Conservatives are pledging to deliver even more new housing. Their manifesto says they want to build 1.6million homes. Crucially here, they specify they well be “well-designed homes in the right places”. They have some other notable pledges too, including more help for first time buyers to help them get on the property ladder.

Liberal Democrat

There are some really interesting pledges in the Lib Dem manifesto. Firstly, they pledge to build 380,000 new homes, including 150,000 social homes. Secondly, they want to create 10 new garden cities. There would also be a ten year programme to upgrade existing homes to make them warmer and cheaper to run.

Green

The Greens have some impressive pledges too. While they don’t have an ultimate target for new housing, they are pledging to deliver 150,000 social homes every year. They want to increase the energy efficiency of homes and plan to control rents. Finally, they want to end the Right to Buy programme.

Plaid Cymru

The Welsh nationalist political party also want to expand the amount of social housing. Interesting here is they want to use Welsh builders to construct new homes. They also want to crack down on holiday home letting loopholes.

Reform

The former Brexit Party wants to fast track house building on Brownfield sites. They are also planning to abolish stamp duty for homes with values below £750,000. It would then be just 2% duty up to £1.5m. Another thing they want is to ensure British nationals are at the front of the queue for social housing.

SNP

Finally, the Scottish Nationalist Party also briefly touches on their plans for housing. They said they want to tackle the housing emergency.

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As you can see, whatever party is successful in the General Election, there will be an impact on housing. Hopefully it will bring good news to help improve the supply of new homes. Improvements in planning and goals to deliver higher quality new homes would be fantastic too.

If you are working on creating any kind of residential architecture in London, from individual homes to blocks, you can get help from us. We’d love to work with you on the design, planning, and tackling any challenges. So, get in touch today.