Returns from all private and local authority registered providers show that the sector provides around 4.5 million homes across England, with a net increase of nearly 38,000 social homes since 2024. 

This overall rise has been driven by an increase of roughly 28,000 in Affordable Rent homes and around a 13,900 increase in low cost home ownership homes. There was also a decrease of just over 4,100 social rent homes.

Private registered providers had a net gain of nearly 2,900 social rent homes. Local authorities saw a decrease of around 7,000 social rent homes (likely to be primarily driven by right to buy sales and other schemes). 

Private registered providers built, purchased or acquired the majority of new homes in the sector, accounting for 83% of the total increase in Affordable Rent

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