The Government is under pressure to tackle greedy developers sitting on land for a million homes as the housing crisis continues to grow.
Critics say builders are hoarding “land banks” until they can make bigger profits. And councils are demanding powers to force them to build on the sites or sell up using compulsory purchase orders.
The Local Government Association says 1,003,600 homes given approval are unbuilt. It comes as charity Shelter says the social housing waiting list has hit 1.6million, with 280,000 homeless.
The Covid crisis could force thousands more into homelessness while official figures say 4,500 people will be sleeping rough this Christmas.