Liverpool City Region is set to receive a major investment of £700 million to deliver new social and affordable homes, as part of a significant Government-backed housing programme aimed at tackling the ongoing housing shortage across the UK.
The funding will focus on regenerating brownfield sites and accelerating the delivery of new, high-quality homes across Merseyside — an initiative that industry leaders have described as a vital step forward for the region’s future growth and community development.
Sean Keyes, CEO of Sutcliffe, welcomed the announcement, emphasising the importance of sustained investment in housing and the opportunities it brings for regeneration, job creation and local families:
“Excellent news for the Liverpool City Region – and it can’t come soon enough.
We’re building less than 200,000 homes a year nationally when we need 300,000. That gap isn’t closing by itself. This £700m investment is the kind of serious commitment needed to make a real dent in the housing crisis facing families across our region.
What’s particularly encouraging is the focus on brownfield regeneration. We’ve got derelict sites sitting idle across the Liverpool City Region whilst families wait for decent, affordable homes. Turning wastelands into communities isn’t just good planning – it’s common sense.
At Sutcliffe, we’ve been proud to contribute to Liverpool’s housing story for 40 years. We know this region, we understand the scale of the challenge, and we’re ready to play our part in delivering these homes. The appetite is there, the sites are there, and now the funding is there.
Steve Rotheram’s target of 16,000 new social and affordable homes over the next decade is ambitious – but it’s achievable with this level of backing. Housing isn’t something you can turn on and off like a tap. It’s the foundation everything else is built on. Without homes, you don’t have communities.
Time to get those spades in the ground.”
Sean Keyes, CEO, Sutcliffe
