Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response

<p>Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites</p><p>Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas.</p><p>The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end affordable housing quotas for private builders on sites containing between 10 and 49 houses after a consultation triggered an overwhelmingly negative response.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/17/ministers-drop-plan-to-relax-affordable-housing-rules-after-rural-homes-backlash">Continue reading...</a>