Overview

• Housing secretary Steve Reed will unveil the programme at Labour’s conference, framing it as a push to restore access to secure homes.
• Candidate locations highlighted by the government’s taskforce include Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank, and Crews Hill in Enfield, with final selections still pending.
• Each town is envisaged at roughly 10,000 homes with GP surgeries, schools, green space and transport links built in from the start.
• The taskforce recommends about 40% affordable housing in each development, including roughly 20% for social rent.
• Ministers plan a fast-track delivery unit and a mix of public and private funding, with overall costs undisclosed; the taskforce says the programme could yield up to 300,000 homes over coming decades as part of Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge.