Council housebuilding is at its highest level in almost 30 years, according to a study by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

A survey of 83 English councils found that at least 9,000 homes were directly created by local authorities in 2017-18, with 43% of these affordable and 23% social.

The survey said that by projecting these figures over the entire UK, it suggested more than 13,000 new homes were delivered by councils last year – the highest amount since 1990, when 14,020 homes were built by councils.

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