Gordon Brown has pledged to push up home ownership from 70% to 75%, by creating 1m new homeowners during the next Parliament.

As part of Labours election campaign, Mr Brown has turned his attention to young people trying to get on the housing ladder, a crucial political constituency.

With the number of households in England expected to rise from 21m to 24m in the next 15 years, Mr Brown outlines measures to help those trying to break into the property market.

He reveals the sites for the building of a range of £60,000 starter homes and announces the transfer of 100 surplus NHS sites for the building of 15,000 homes for first-time buyers.