Agency completed 37,000 homes and started another 38,000 in 2024/25
Provisional figures from Homes England suggest that the agency has hit its targets for starts and completions.
Homes England estimates 36,757 completions for 2024/25, up 14% on the year prior and marginally above its targeted 36,095.
Meanwhile, the figure for starts stood at 37,782, compared to a target of 33,095.
However, the agency鈥檚 most significant outperformance was in unlocking land capable of delivering homes.
Homes England said an additional 78,986 homes could be delivered as a result of its work to unlock land, versus a target of 59,956.
It鈥檚 the second year of success for the agency, having outperformed its targets in 2023/24 after missing them in 2022/23 and 2021/22.
The organisation said it was supporting housing delivery through targeted interventions, including Nottingham, York and Bristol, and a rising number of strategic partnerships, including with the North East Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Pat Ritchie, chair of Homes England, said: 鈥淎s the newly appointed Chair of Homes England, I鈥檓 proud to see the hard work of the Agency reflected in our 2024/25 performance figures.
鈥淭he team鈥檚 passion for housebuilding and regeneration remains its greatest strength, and I鈥檓 pleased to see this so clearly demonstrated in these results.
鈥淟ooking forward, the transformation of the Agency into a more regionally-based model will mean we鈥檙e well-placed to support the government鈥檚 mission to build 1.5 million homes this parliament.鈥�
The provisional performance figures are part of Homes England鈥檚 annual report, which will be published this summer.
Along with the Greater London Authority, Homes England is responsible for the delivery of the government鈥檚 拢11.5bn affordable homes programme (AHP).
The scheme was launched in 2020 and was originally expected to deliver 180,000 homes, but this target has been repeatedly downgraded.
Last summer, senior officials in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed the AHP may now deliver as few as 110,000 homes.
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