Government needs to double private investment in social housing sector to hit 1.5m target, says regulator

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Jonathan Walters says there is ‘strong arc’ of providers between South East and East Anglia capable of ramping up delivery

The government and housing associations will need to double the £100bn of private finance leveraged into the sector if it is to meet its growth targets, according to the deputy chief executive of the Regulator of Social Housing 

Speaking on a panel at the Housing Community Summit, Jonathan Walters was asked whether regulation was a blocker to growth.

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