More than 17,000 affordable homes with detailed planning permission are stalled due to a lack of registered providers in the market to buy the homes, according to a survey of housebuilders carried out by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

According to a report from the HBF today, 17,432 ‘Section 106’ affordable housing units with permission remained uncontracted in October, with work on 139 building sites delayed due to the issue. The figures are based on responses from 31 housebuilders.