Government announces ambitious plan to build the homes Britain needs
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The Government has introduced bold new plans to fix the broken housing market and build more homes across England.
Sajid Javid sets out “ambitious proposals to help fix the housing market so that more ordinary working people from across the country can have the security of a decent place to live”.
The Government has today (7 February 2017) introduced bold new plans to fix the broken housing market and build more homes across England.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid says the current system isn’t working and is one of the greatest barriers to progress in Britain today.
The reforms in a white paper published today sets out new measures to ensure the housing market works for everyone, including people on lower incomes, renters, disabled and older people by:
Getting the right homes built in the right places
Consulting on the principle of a new, standardised way of calculating housing demand to reflect current and future housing pressures. Every local area will need to produce a realist...
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