Need for homes in the UK
“Estimates have put the number of new homes needed in England alone at up to 345,000 per year, accounting for new household formation and a backlog of existing need for suitable housing.” ‘Tackling the under-supply of housing in England’, House of Commons Library Briefing Paper, 9 March 2020, by Wendy Wilson & Cassie Barton, please see:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7671/
“Homes for Scotland (HFS) estimates that 25,000 homes are needed each year to keep up with housing demand, not including the 80,000 shortfall in the supply of housing since 2008.” Please see: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/25000-new-homes-needed-every-20868164#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20housing%20completions%20exceeded,supply%20of%20housing%20since%202008.