Housing Market Broken

Ministers will admit England's housing market is "broken" as they unveil new plans to build more affordable homes. The government says 250,000 new homes are needed each year and says it is lagging behind schedule. The new housing strategy for England includes forcing councils to plan for their local housing needs and giving them powers to pressure developers to start building on land they own. Labour accused the government of "seven years of failure" on housing. Read more on the BBC website.