Scrapping housebuilding targets could cost tenants £200 a year by 2030 – Labour

Labour has said ministers’ decision to scrap housebuilding targets in England could cost renters an extra £200 a year by 2030.

The shadow housing secretary, Lisa Nandy, said Labour is “the party of homeownership” as the local elections campaign entered the final straight.

Nandy said Labour would not treat tenants like “second class-citizens” and said the government’s approach to housebuilding, including withdrawing a 300,000-a-year…