NOW the dust has settled after the general election, I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Ms Margaret Greenwood MP on the recent election.
Affording a home is tough for many people in Wirral West. At an average of £194,123, house prices are eight times the average take home pay of people who live in the area.
For many, buying a home of their own is a distant dream.
We have a housing crisis and at its heart is the reality that not nearly enough homes have been built for generations.
Housing associations build 45,000 homes a year – for rent, for sale and shared ownership – but want to do much more.
Their vision is to deliver 120,000 of the 245,000 homes this country desperately needs each year by 2033.
Our new Government has committed to end the housing crisis within a generation, now it must free up land and provide proper investment.
We look forward to supporting and working with Ms Margaret Greenwood MP in Parliament to solve the housing crisis.
David Orr, National Housing Federation.
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