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The last word: Why Burnham’s housebuilding plans are heading for disaster

9 November 2026

By Keith Cooper, housing and social affairs journalist

Andy Burnham’s plan for a massive council house building programme channelled through big city mayors is going to be disastrous.

The idea of empowering elected mayors and local authorities to build hundreds of thousands of homes sounds fantastic in theory. But in practice, it’s a plan completely detached from reality.

Worse still, it’s putting the brakes on the supply of new homes so desperately needed, leaving many homeless families stuck for longer in awful temporary accommodation.

Read the full article form HQM here.

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