Island needs '200-300 homes being built each year' says new housing minister

Rob Callister says more consistency is needed to help tackle housing issues

To help tackle the Island's housing problems, 'we need around 200-300 new homes being built every year', according to the new Housing and Communities Minister.

The role's been created to try and come up with a plan to address some of the Island's housing issues, including those in the private rental sector, social housing availability and first-time buyer support.

Rob Callister says his first priority is to develop a 'National Housing Plan', which he hopes to present to Tynwald 'sooner rather than later'.

But he believes the programme of building new houses here is too inconsistent: