A housing revolution is needed to solve the UK's housing crisis, the Future Homes Commission says in a new report.<br> <br> The report calls for 300,000 new homes to be delivered each year, a three-fold increase, on brownfield land "close to virtually every town, city or village".<br> <br> The report, Building the Homes and Communities Britain Needs, recommends:<br> <br> Setting up a £10 billion Local Housing Development Fund funded by local authority pension funds pooling 15% of their assets to invest in rental and shared ownership housing A greater focus on design in new homes, ensuring they meet residents' needs and making them attractive to investors, so that local authority pension funds can recycle their investment A more consumer orientated housing market A lead role for local councils to create sustainable communities. <br> The report was compiled by an independent group of experts headed by Sir John Banham: "We need to increase massively the number of quality homes being built for many years to come," he said. "But also to develop communities which enhance the quality of life for both new residents and those living in existing communities nearby. All this has to and can happen without any additional government …