"Affordable housing supply faces a significant slowdown as mounting pressures start to bite. Policy needs to respond urgently to address this slowdown"

"Meeting affordable housing need means providing for households excluded from the housing market alongside maintaining the current provision of affordable housing."

"Maximising value for money means using grant funding flexibly to help meet housing needs in local markets"

"What is the opportunity for investors?"

"The NPPF has played a key role in enabling more housebuilding, but reform could ensure the planning system delivers the right type of homes without sacrificing overall delivery"

"The NPPF has aligned planning with market signals nationally, but a greater focus on local demand could increase the rate at which new homes are built and unlock opportunities for SME builders"

"Why bringing new sources of finance into the affordable housing sector has become ever more important"

"Shifting sentiment has coincided with constrained sector financial capacity leading to more potential for partnerships and collaboration"