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A massive decline in the number of homes built for social rent over the past decade, revealed in a government report this week, could be addressed in part by increasing focus on quicker-to-build offsite homes, according to Actis<\/h2>\n

Offsite construction advocate, insulation specialist Actis<\/a>, is on a mission to share the benefits of the speedier construction method over more traditional alternatives.<\/p>\n

Figures\u00a0released<\/a> by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government show just 6,463 homes were built in England for social rent in 2017-18, down from almost 30,000 a decade ago.<\/p>\n

In England, about 1.25 million families were registered on the waiting list for social rent from 2016-17, of which two-thirds have been waiting for more than a year. On average, an English local authority has more than 3,500 families on its books.<\/p>\n

The government recently lifted the council housing borrowing cap<\/a>, which could enable local authorities to build an additional 15,000 homes a year.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year an extra \u00a32bn was announced to fund 40,000 new homes projects until 2029, with \u00a39bn of funding promised last year.<\/p>\n

With such a massive shortfall to make up, Actis<\/a> national specification manager Dan Anson-Hart says as many as possible of these much-needed homes should be constructed offsite, both to make the process speedier and to take on board the reality that the construction industry is suffering from a severe skills shortage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of social housing is not caused by slow construction methods, but by economic considerations, the opportunity to help make amends can be assisted by building them as speedily as possible \u2013 without compromising on quality or thermal efficiency of course,\u201d said Anson-Hart.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes around 30% less time to build a timber frame house than it does to build a standard brick and block one. Much of the work, such as wiring, plumbing and insulation, takes place in the factory \u2013 which means weather can\u2019t hamper the build process. And added to that our insulation system takes between 25 and 50% less time to install than traditional alternatives \u2013 which all helps to speed things up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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