MPs have called on the government to pour more funds into regeneration and increase the supply of affordable homes to help solve a deepening disrepair crisis.

The report by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee found evidence of “appalling levels of disrepair” in the affordable sector and said “the condition of some homes has deteriorated so far as to be unfit for human habitation”, but added some of the problem came from the fact landlords were reliant on outdated homes because not enough new houses had been built. 

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