In the Eastern region:
Just 44% of the houses needed for local families are being builtPlanning permissions have collapsed and are down 37% in the last 5 yearsThe number of families on the East of England’s housing waiting lists has increased by 69% - 65,000 more - in the last ten yearsThe average house price has more than doubled in the last ten years from £86,950 to £195,000The low levels of house-building mean that the region is missing out on around £157million of annual Government investment and the creation of more than 50,000 local jobs
