{"id":"11d31543-4383-401f-a1a7-97b05b113d52","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqdlw0x092o","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"British Broadcasting Corporation"},"title":"'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC","plainHeadline":"There is a slim chance the government will meet its 1.5 million homes target by 2029, Rayner says.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Housing Secretary Angela Rayner told the BBC there is a slim chance of reaching 1.5 million homes.","Headwinds include the Iran war and rising construction costs affecting the target.","Labour pledged to hit the target by end of the current parliament, summer 2029.","Rayner said progress is being made with investment in social and affordable homes.","Analysts note the required average of 300,000 new properties per year is unprecedented."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T11:16:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T11:26:22.223Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ee062a62-d027-4dfe-a06c-f01a0c74e9b8","storyId":"ee062a62-d027-4dfe-a06c-f01a0c74e9b8","image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/1f55/live/d372c2e0-af64-11f1-a183-757a3b74b8bd.jpg","author":"Maia Davies","dek":"High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says."}