How we’ve performed for you
Increasing the supply of
new homes.
The housing crisis has been all over the news lately but it’s certainly not a
new thing – that’s why last year we said that increasing the supply of the
right new homes was one of our main priorities.
Over the last 12 months we completed more homes than we planned to – and with an ambiti ous
development plan recently approved, you’ll see a signifi cant increase in the amount of new homes we’ll
be delivering over the next fi ve years. We’ll tell you more about our plans to build more homes for rent
and shared ownership in our ‘Looking forward’ secti on on page 22.
Building more homes will obviously go a long way to solving the current housing shortage but we
recognise that this isn’t just about houses – it’s about people. It’s no good us building thousands of
new homes that nobody can aff ord to live in, or building them miles from local ameniti es. As you’ll
see throughout this review, our focus is on building stronger relati onships through
neighbourhood coaches getti ng to know each and every one of you. That’s why