ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates where supply fits into the wider housing market and illustrates the fluidity of housing supply. It shows the extent to which the various agencies which supply housing interact to meet demand. The chapter highlights why there is a need for integrated working and co-ordination between authorities and housing providers, by indicating how important private house building companies are as suppliers of new homes. It highlights that a precise definition of a housing market is difficult to achieve, as the term can often be used interchangeably. The chapter demonstrates that private house building companies are the largest provider of new homes to meet estimated housing requirements. It also shows that housing production has little coordination, with houses being produced for different sectors of the housing market by different agencies. The chapter indicates the dominance of private housebuilding companies in the production of new homes.
