Housing delivery is set to fall to a low of 220,000 homes in 2026-27 before “rising sharply” by 2030-31, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Publishing its economic and fiscal outlook following the chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement today (March 3), the OBR stated that net additions to the UK housing stock were expected to drop from an average of 260,000 a year in the early 2020s “as recent subdued housing starts feed through”, before rising to “just over” 305,000 into the next decade, “reflecting the impact of planning reforms”.