New Homes Programme
Lambeth Council is reviewing its New Homes Programme, while Hackney Council progresses its first phase of 305 new council homes.
Lambeth Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee discussed the New Homes Programme, an initiative for increasing housing supply, in September 2026. The committee noted the findings of a Scrutiny Review Report and Action Plan regarding the programme, which aims to provide good quality, affordable housing in the borough.
Hackney Council is progressing the first phase of its New Homes Programme (NHP), which involves building new council homes on underused land. In July 2025, the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee approved the procurement strategy for 305 new homes across nine sites, with 218 expected to be for social rent. The council aims to deliver 1,000 new social rent homes by 2026, expecting 956 to be in delivery by May 2026.
Key facts
- Hackney Council expects 956 new social rent homes to be in delivery by May 2026. Source
- Hackney Council aims to deliver 1,000 new homes for social rent by 2026. Source
- In July 2025, Hackney Council approved the procurement strategy for 305 new council homes. Source
- Of Hackney's 305 new homes, 218 are expected to be for social rent. Source
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