08.05.2013 - UK: Does the government actually want any new homes built?
With a limp-wristed tearing of the reams of planning law and a hit-and-hope punt at helping the consumer mortgage market - does the government actually want any new homes to be built? Housing demand means we need to build about 250,000 new homes a year just to keep up. In 2012, not even 100,000 housing starts were made. This is one of the reasons the UK's housing costs are the third highest in Europe as families' earnings are drained just on shelter...............................................Full Article: Source
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