Playing the numbers game

摘要

Ask anyone to name a volume housebuilder and most people will say Taylor Wimpey, or Barratt, or one of the other big names of UK development. They will not, it can be confidently assumed, give the name of a housing association. That, however, is a mistake. According to the National Housing Federation's Home Truths report on 2011/12, of the 117,870 new homes built in England, 37% were built by housing associations. That figure rises to 71% of the 20,040 homes built in London.