Join the Place North Viability Gap Campaign
The viability gap is blocking the North of England from delivering the homes we need.
The new government has ambitious housing targets and the North has the land, expertise, and capacity to build many more homes.
But too many sites across the North don’t stack up financially. Due to low values and high costs, sites ideally located for new homes are left undeveloped because they are not viable.
Become a signatory for our ‘Mind the Gap’ campaign below.
With the 2025 Spending Review on the horizon, it is vital that ministers recognise that increased access to grant funding for sites in the North will be essential in meeting the ambition to build 1.5 million homes during this Parliament.
It is time the Northern property market had a unified voice to take the issues that matter to our industry directly to Downing Street.
Back the campaign by adding your name to the signatories below. We are looking for signatories from all property professionals.
77,452
The targeted number of homes that need to be built annually in the North
21,540
The annual shortfall of homes being delivered annually in the North
414,800
The number of homes that could be built on Northern brownfield land
Housing providers, developers, and investors have been loud and clear about what needs to be done to achieve the government’s housing goals. Place North has listened and is taking action.
Alongside Cavendish and Lichfields, we are launching a campaign for a discretionary grant aid programme for the North of England.
Too often public money goes to sites with higher values in the South, leaving the North to miss out again and again.
More funding to close the viability gap would enable far more development than has historically been the case, while ensuring the government fulfils its housebuilding target.
Please fill in your details below to register your support for the campaign.
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