Corbyn sets sights on developers as party outlines housing policies

摘要

Jeremy Corbyn has put developers firmly in his sights after the new Labour leader vowed the party would press for a crackdown on affordable housing contributions as part of a wider policy push aimed at building 100,000 council homes each year. In his first conference speech as leader, Corbyn this week said housing would be a "top priority policy" for Labour and pledged "a decent home for everybody". He slammed the Conservative party's housebuilding record under the coalition government, claiming that "nowhere is the Tory failure more complete or more damaging". "In the last parliament at least half a million fewer homes were built than needed," he said. "Private rents out of control; a third of private rented homes not meeting basic standards of health and safety; the chance of owning a home a distant dream for the vast majority of young people. There's no answer to this crisis that doesn't start with a new council housebuilding programme."