Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service
The Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service was launched by Homes England in December 2024 to help facilitate and accelerate the sale of uncontracted and unsold affordable homes across England (excluding London, where the Greater London Authority has responsibility for affordable housing delivery). It followed an engagement process with housebuilders, registered providers (RPs) and local authorities (LAs).
Housebuilders are able to use the service to provide details of affordable homes they have planning permission to build, alongside private homes, but have been unable to find a buyer for. The information is then available for RPs and LAs to view, meaning greater visibility of opportunities, for buyers and sellers to connect, to build new partnerships and work together to get affordable homes sold and occupied. It is planned that the service will be refined according to user feedback and developed further in 2025.
It was announced at the end of January 2025 more than 70 housebuilders had registered to provide details of affordable homes they have planning permission to build, alongside private homes, that they have been unable to find a buyer for. Alongside this 140 Registered Providers (RPs) and more than 70 Local Authorities (LAs) who had already registered present potential buyers able to view the available information about potential opportunities regularly. 300 organisations from across England being signed up to the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service to help unlock delivery.
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