The total number of homes across the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined. When it grows, more homes exist to house the population; when building slows, the stock rises more slowly than new households form, so each home has to stretch across more people.
Source: MHCLG · National Records of Scotland · StatsWales · Dept for Communities (NI)
Coverage: UK · by nation
Battle over 'stealth' plans for 30,000 new homes: Council accused of rushing through huge development amid fears it will threaten services and 'limit water usage'
Daily Mail · 25 September 2026
Housebuilder Vistry will stop building homes in south east and focus on north - as it posts largest ever loss
Daily Mail · 24 September 2026
UK housebuilder Vistry cuts jobs and downsizes following £661m loss
The Independent · Holly Williams · 24 September 2026
Vistry takes £500m hit as new boss downsizes housebuilder
City AM · Felix Armstrong · 24 September 2026
I had no heating or electricity for more than two years - now I have a new island home
BBC News · Luke Sproule · 24 September 2026
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UK housebuilder Vistry cuts jobs and downsizes following £661m loss
The Independent · Holly Williams · 24 September 2026
Council seeks government help over Local Plan row
BBC News · Lucy Ashton · 24 September 2026
Battle over 'stealth' plans for 30,000 new homes: Council accused of rushing through huge development amid fears it will threaten services and 'limit water usage'
Daily Mail · 25 September 2026
The latest figures across all Housing metrics.
Annual Rent Inflation
3.8%+0.2%
August 2026
Average Monthly Rent
£1,400+0.5%
August 2026
Mortgage Approvals
56,053−2.2k
31 Jul 2026
Average House Price
£272,611+0.7%
July 2026
Social & Affordable · Replacements
3,452−250
2025-26
Price to Earnings Ratio
7.6−0.2
2025
Social Housing Waiting List
1.3m+9.9k
2025
Social & Affordable · Homes Sold
7,617+549
2024-25
Homes per 1,000 People
437−1.4
2024
Rent to Income Ratio
36.3%+3.2%
2023/24
Social & Affordable
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Reporting from the left, centre and right of the press.
"We were treated like dogs" Young mum opens up on damage to kids in hellhole homeless accommodation
Daily Record · Mark McGivern · 23 September 2026
I had no heating or electricity for more than two years - now I have a new island home
BBC News · Luke Sproule · 24 September 2026
UK Government must take ‘immediate action’ on homelessness, says Somerville
Evening Standard · Rachel Keenan · 25 September 2026