Liverpool pledges 2,000 new homes a year by 2030

Liverpool City Council (LCC) has committed to build 2,000 new homes a year by 2030, to ramp up the number of affordable properties in the city. 

The plans form part of a more than £1 billion housing programme, which could be implemented following an eight-week public consultation due to be debated on 4 June. 

Of the 10,700 homes built in Liverpool in the past five years, just 11 per cent were classed as ‘affordable’. LCC aims to double that figure under its draft housing strategy. 

Construction partners will be required to build at least 8,000 new homes by 2027 under the proposal and the new Local Plan, with 20 per cent being affordable. 

A major planned retrofitting programme will aim to reduce the carbon footprint of the city’s housing stock and improve heating and insulation, after 18 per cent of households were found to be below standards.  

Further, 20 per cent (44,000) of properties in the city were also found to not meet the “decent homes” definition. 

The council is currently carrying out a review of more than 8,000 empty properties in the city to tackle a housing shortfall. 

A detailed action plan for the housing strategy will be developed following the public consultation. 

The final Liverpool Housing Strategy is scheduled to be approved in Autumn 2024. 

Councillor Liam Robinson, leader of LCC, said: “This draft strategy outlines our ambitions for improving the city’s housing offer and addressing the housing emergencies that are emerging within Liverpool and nationwide. 

“It is a six-year strategy but one which also takes a longer view, seeking to support the housing needs of current and future residents, to progress towards net zero, support the competitiveness and attractiveness of Liverpool and to create the conditions to unlock future opportunities across the economy, health, education, and transport. 

“Achieving these ambitions will be reliant on the council securing strong support from residents and stakeholders for the vision set out in this strategy.  

“Delivering the plan will also require intelligent collaboration with our partners, including the Combined Authority, Government and its agencies, developers, investors and housing providers.” 

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