<p>The Home Builders Federation has produced a fact sheet on the draft National Planning Policy Framework to counter the arguments of the National Trust and CPRE who oppose the new rules.</p> <p>The sheet includes 14 key facts about UK housing including:</p> <p>* Last year saw 103,000 homes built in England, the fewest since 1923</p> <p>* Official figures show that at least 230,000 new homes a year are needed</p> <p>* Last year there were 200,000 first time buyers compared to 600,000 ten years ago</p> <p>The full sheet is available at: </p> <p><a href="http://www.hbf.co.uk/fileadmin/documents/briefings/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_Fact_Sheet.pdf">http://www.hbf.co.uk/fileadmin/documents/briefings/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a> </p><p> </p> <p></p>