The Government has promised to help people trying to get on the property ladder by boosting the number of new homes being built. In a speech to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Housing Minister Grant Shapps said "powerful incentives" would be introduced to replace the "meaningless targets" put in place by the previous government to increase housebuilding rates. He said instead of being told what to build and where, local residents would be able to develop their own vision for their community, with Local Housing Trusts set up to oversee the building of new homes. He added that incentives would also create direct benefits for local communities, bringing jobs and investment, as well as more homes, to their area.
Read the full speech on the CLG website.
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