Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper ...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/17/ministers-drop-plan-to-relax-affordable-housing-rules-after-rural-homes-backlash)

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