Barratt has entered a joint venture with the government’s housing agency, Homes England, to build multiple large-scale developments of 1,000 to 10,000 homes.

Homes England will switch to a new ‘dynamic purchasing system’ that will allow housebuilders to join its list of preferred developers whenever they choose from 1 September.

A research project examining 1,800 homes built using modern methods of construction (MMC) will focus on 16 key themes including cost and pace of build, safety performance and levels of wastage.