Steve Reed said: “I said I will build 1.5 million homes and I meant it. Thanks to our changes to planning laws we’re now seeing the green shoots of recovery."
Steve Reed said: “I want us to build, baby, build, so we can put the key to a decent home into the hands of every single family that needs it."
Lucy Rigby and Matthew Pennycook will urge lenders to make first-time buyers their top priority, following the Leeds Reforms announced by the Chancellor in July.
He was previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between July 2024 and September 2025.
James Cleverly has been appointed shadow housing secretary in a reshuffle led by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
Gove said that “the overwhelming majority of landlords provide an invaluable service.”
Michael Gove has been reappointed as Housing Secretary following the departure of Simon Clarke.
The MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland was the third Housing Secretary of 2022 and spent just 49 days in office.
IMLA has cautioned new Housing Secretary Simon Clarke that he will have his work cut out for him as he takes up the role and called for a long-term housing strategy.
Following yesterday's appointment of Simon Clarke as Housing Secretary the NRLA has called on him to act swiftly to tackle the rental supply crisis.
Liz Truss has appointed Simon Clarke as the new Housing Secretary replacing Greg Clark who spent just two months in the post.
It is speculated that he could be replaced by Simon Clarke who would be returning to the department after a prior stint as a Minister.