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Rayner insists she is 'not giving up' on 1.5 million homes target

Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is now only a ‘slim chance’ of meeting her 1.5m homes in England by July 2029 target.

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By Dan Peters | 14 September 2026
Angela Rayner © Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is now only a ‘slim chance' of meeting her 1.5m homes in England by July 2029 target.

Rayner claimed it was ‘always a stretch target' but insisted she was ‘not giving it up'.

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