Government agency surpasses number of starts, completions and land unlocked compared to previous year and exceeds two of three 2025/26 key targets.
Homes England achieved the highest number of housing completions for six years in 2025/26 and outperformed against two of its three government set targets, preliminary figures show.
The government's housing and regeneration agency, working in close collaboration with thousands of regional and national stakeholders:
- enabled the completion of more than 40,200 homes, up 9% on 2024/25 (36,900) and a 97% achievement against the latest government target (41,500).
- facilitated the start of construction for an additional 42,400 homes, up 11% on 2024/25 (38,300), and a 114% achievement against the latest government target (37,100).
- unlocked land capable of delivering 61,7008 further homes, a 115% achievement against the latest government target (53,700).
The figures represent a snapshot of progress during a pivotal year of change for the agency including the launch of its new Strategic Plan to 2030, setting out new support to partners including more tailored support, flexibility, longer-term funding and the ability to support delivery at scale.
Delivering on the plan at pace, key agency developments in 2026 have so far included:
- Completion of hundreds of millions of pounds investments, aiming to support the delivery of thousands of new homes across the country.
- Launch of a new regionally focused operating model, strengthening collaboration with Mayors, local leaders and partners and ensuring tailored solutions for housing and regeneration reflect local priorities, building on 10 strategic place partnerships the agency has with combined authorities across the country.
Launch of the £27.2 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026-2036 (excluding London) to accelerate the delivery of hundreds of thousands of new homes for social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership, helping to meet housing need while creating thriving, sustainable communities.
- Launch of the National Housing Bank, a Homes England company, which will work with house builders, developers, investors and registered providers to deploy up to £16 billion of debt, equity and guarantees.
- Launch of the agency's wider Investment Prospectus, setting our investment principles, themes and criteria, alongside the products and interventions available to partner organisations including the National Housing Delivery Fund.
Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair of Homes England, said:
These figures tell the story of the positive impact of collaboration - when organisations with a common aim, from communities to town halls to central government, work together to deliver the new homes and thriving places that people want and need across the country.
Agency colleagues are not just experts but enablers and collaborators within this context. Our new regional operating model, which is embedding at pace, deepens the tailored support we can provide to local leaders with a clear vision for their communities, and I expect 2026/27 to be a year of even stronger collaboration for the benefit of people across England.
Amy Rees CB, Chief Executive of Homes England, said:
I am proud of what the agency and its many partners achieved in 2025/26, but our ambition is to go further and faster. Our new funds and greater autonomy, including the National Housing Bank and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, equip us to do this at pace and provide the sector - from SME builders to global investors - with flexibility and long-term confidence to invest and deliver homes and regenerated places that are desperately needed.
The provisional performance figures are part of Homes England's annual report, which will be published this summer.
Notes:
- 'Unlocked' refers to land that is capable of delivering homes.
- Homes England is the government's housing and regeneration agency. We're here to drive the creation of more affordable, quality homes and thriving places so that everyone has a place to live and grow. We make this happen by working in partnership with thousands of organisations of all sizes, using our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more quality homes built. Link to learn more about Homes England.
- Figures in the press release are rounded to the nearest 100 for ease of understanding. Exact figures are below, with the exception of starts and completions delivered in 2025/26, which will be published as official statistics at the end of June. All 2025/26 figures in this release are provisional management information and may be subject to change following further validation.
- 36,872 (2024/25 completions delivered)
- 41,521 (2025/26 completions target)
- 38,308 (2024/25 starts delivered)
- 37,141 (2025/26 starts target)
- 61,744 (2025/26 housing unlocked delivered)
- 79,011 (2024/25 housing unlocked delivered)
- 53,727 (2025/26 housing unlocked target)
- Link to Regional Operating Model press release.
- Link to Social and Affordable Homes Programme press release.
- Link to National Housing Bank press release .
- Link to Homes England and National Housing Bank Investment Prospectus.
