So the Conservatives have won a comfortable majority – but what have they promised on housing?

Insight13.12.197.00 AM by Carl Brown

As Boris Johnson’s party wins a majority, here is a reminder of the Conservatives’ key housing pledges

Boris Johnson at his constituency count overnight (picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/PA Images)

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The Conservative manifesto makes the below housing-related pledges:

To build at least a million homes over the next five years
Extend the housing association Right to Buy pilot currently being run in the Midlands to other areas in the country
Renew the Affordable Homes Programme in the Spring Statement
Introduce ‘First Homes’, which will be sold at a 30% discount to first-time buyers – apparently modelled on David Cameron’s Starter Homes pledge from 2015
Continue the roll-out of Universal Credit, but “do more to make sure that it works for the most vulnerable”
Ensure infrastructure, such as GPs and schools, is provided before new housing is built
Give local communities the power to write design standards
Continue the commitment to Theresa May’s promise to end no-fault evictions
A new market for ‘lifetime’ fixed-rate mortgages, which will come with 5% deposits
‘Lifetime’ deposits for the private rented sector, allowing renters to move the same deposit to a new tenancy when moving home
A Social Housing White Paper, which was originally due in spring this year
To simplify shared ownership by setting a single standard for all housing associations
An “accelerated” green paper on planning, aimed at speeding up the planning process
Reforming the Housing Infrastructure Fund to provide greater flexibility to Homes England

We will be bringing you reaction, further news and analysis throughout the day as we attempt to understand what the election result is likely to mean for the social housing sector.

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