The government has today announced a £1.5 billion new homes package. This additional funding will mean the delivery of 20,000 extra affordable homes and 10,000 extra private homes. Of the total, 12,500 will be delivered as registered social landlord (RSL) housing, 3,000 as council housing, and 13,000 as new Kickstart homes, with 4,000 affordable homes and 9,000 private. Kickstart is …