UK Parliament home

Open Abolish Homes England & distribute its funding to Mayors to build council houses

Created by Christopher Payne
Closes on

Dissolve Homes England & distribute the up to £46B budget allocated to it for the next decade to the regional mayors, ringfenced to build council & social housing & affordable schemes, helping people to buy their first home at a reasonable price.

We want to prevent any subsidisation from the public purse of private rental schemes & corporate investors.

We are concerned that the multi-million pound development plan for Buxton’s town centre is what we see as an example of a national funding model undermining local accountability & control. Mayors should be encouraged to increase the number of small & medium sized local housebuilders delivering housing – which have declined by around 80% in number since 1980 according to some data. We believe these companies would help ensure that money stays in the local area & secures long-term employment for local people, supporting council house building and a skills strategy.

Sign this petition

50 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 8 March 2027.