Using public land won’t solve Burnham’s homebuilding problems

Based on the government’s current assessment of public land that is deemed vacant, we think there is only enough space to build up to 19,000 council homes in total. This would do little to meet Burnham’s ambitions. As a result, the government will probably need to pay for a lot of private land.

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