Homes England takes investment-led approach to housing and regeneration

Homes England has launched its new Strategic Plan for 2025–2030, setting out a five-year roadmap to boost housing delivery, support regeneration, and expand collaboration with institutional investors and local leaders.

The plan aims to significantly increase the supply of new homes across all tenures, deliver the largest expansion of social and affordable housing in a generation, and unlock private investment in housing and mixed-use developments. It also reinforces the agency's focus on delivering financial returns while enabling long-term economic growth through place-based regeneration.

One of the central goals of the strategy is to attract more institutional capital into housing and regeneration schemes, including through its forthcoming National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) and the new National Housing Bank (NHB), both set to launch by April 2026. The accompanying Investment Roadmap, released alongside the plan, provides early guidance on investment priorities and the types of interventions the agency expects to make.

The strategy places local collaboration at the core of delivery, with Homes England pledging closer engagement with mayors, councils, and regional partners to tailor support to local priorities. The agency plans to strengthen its regional presence by appointing dedicated leadership teams across the country to work directly with stakeholders.

Pat Ritchie, chair of Homes England, said the plan marked "a new chapter of strengthened collaboration, innovation, and delivery at scale". Chief executive Amy Rees highlighted the agency's continued commitment to building national expertise while deepening local engagement.

Other key priorities include fostering innovation in the built environment, ensuring homes are safe and decent, and creating conditions for a more sustainable and diverse housing sector.

The Strategic Plan supports the government’s ambition to deliver 1.5 million new homes during the current parliamentary term and responds to long-standing calls from industry for more flexible funding, tailored support, and long-term planning frameworks.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed said Homes England would play a "key role" in tackling the housing crisis by facilitating large-scale investment and accelerating housing supply.

The full Investment Prospectus is expected to be published in early 2026.