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Will the Labour Government Deliver on its Manifesto Pledge of 1.5 Million Homes Built (by end of 2029)?

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Steve Reed"We will break down the barriers to development and build the 1.5 million homes this country needs as part of our Plan for Change.”Sep 12, 2025

GOV.UK

"Achieving 1.5 million homes in five years may not be impossible—but given the past failures to reach targets, it’s fair to remain skeptical until we see a credible roadmap for delivery."Jan 26, 2026

Nuven Surveyors

"The current government, with a sizeable majority behind it, appears to be taking major steps to meet the challenge."Dec 19, 2025

Market Financial Solutions

The Labour Party"Labour will get Britain building again, creating jobs across England, with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament."Jun 15, 2024

Labour

Angela Rayner"I will not hesitate to do what it takes to build 1.5 million new homes over five years."Dec 12, 2024

GOV.UK

Savills"We think there will be roughly 840,000 new homes completions in the five years to 2028/29, 42% short of the Government target of 1.5 million."Jan 22, 2026

Savills UK

Novara Media"Industry insiders seasoned by decades of missed targets are skeptical about whether the 1.5m new homes target is achievable."Aug 14, 2024

Novara Media

The Times"Labour set to miss homebuilding target by half a million properties."Oct 10, 2024

The Times

Robert Jenrick“The government will miss their 300,000-homes-a-year manifesto pledge by a country mile.”Oct 17, 2025

BuildPartner

"There simply aren’t enough people to build the number of homes planned."Feb 16, 2025

Independent

Office for Budget ResponsibilityFrom 2025-26 to 2029-30, we project around 1.3 million cumulative net additions to the housing stock.Apr 16, 2025

OBR

Rico Wojtulewicz"There is no chance that the government’s plan for 1.5m homes will be delivered in five years."Nov 14, 2024

The i Paper

Full Fact"At the current rate of building, it would take nearly six more years for the pledge to be met."Nov 18, 2024

Fullfact

Centre for Policy Studies"Across England, there’s little sign that Labour will hit their 1.5 million home target for this Parliament."Jan 12, 2026

The Centre for Policy Studies

Centre for Cities"The government’s pledge of 1.5 million homes by the end of 2029 is a fantasy."Jan 22, 2026

Reuters

Julie Carr"For those of us in the housebuilding industry, there's a promise to build over 300,000 homes annually for the next five years to meet the 1.5 million target."Aug 30, 2024

BRM Solicitors

Keir Starmer"We'll get shovels in the ground, cranes in the sky and build the next generation of Labour new towns [1.5 million new homes over the current parliament]."Aug 02, 2024

BBC News

Matthew Pennycook"[Labour to deliver] 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament, and our ongoing efforts to protect leaseholders suffering from unfair and unreasonable practices."Feb 09, 2025

BBC News