Homes England should ‘take more risk’ and lead on more schemes, says review

By Daniel Gayne2024-04-08T12:14:00

Report endorses role of housing body but recommends offloading Help-to-Buy and building safety responsibilities

The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) should authorise Homes England to “take more risk” to deliver more impact, according to a Cabinet Office review of the agency.

A public body review published today endorsed Homes England’s role as the key delivery agency for housing and regeneration but urged the government to give it backing to “be even bolder” by playing the role of master developer on more large regeneration and placemaking schemes.

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