Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Homes England and its subsidiary the National Housing Bank signed a Place Delivery Agreement, the first such agreement in England, a press release dated 2 October 2026 announced. The partnership is intended to focus national investment, capacity and expertise on the city region's housing, regeneration and growth priorities.

The agreement sets three pillars: transformative growth through the Liverpool North Docks Mayoral Development Corporation and Central Station Gateway; maintaining the housing pipeline for social, affordable and council homes; and tackling barriers to delivery, including skills and industrialised construction. A dedicated Joint Delivery Unit would bring together the three organisations.

According to the release, the North Docks corporation is intended to help unlock around 17,000 homes, while Central Station Gateway would support around 4,300 homes across 86 acres of the city centre. Mayor Steve Rotheram said the deal gave the region a chance to build more council and social homes and get stalled schemes moving. Homes England Chair Pat Ritchie said the agency aimed to agree similar agreements with mayoral authorities across England in the weeks ahead.