A flagship government programme to deliver 200,000
discounted new homes to first-time buyers is yet to see a single one built. The
2014 Starter Home initiative was touted as part of “a major push” to help
people on the housing ladder, but officials admit delivering any properties
under the scheme remains an “ambition”. It promised to achieve its target by
pushing councils and developers to bring forward unused land and build on old
industrial sites. The initiative’s lack of progress also comes as Labour
claimed Conservative spending plans since 2010 have stripped £20bn out of UK
housebuilding projects, robbing the country of an extra 280,000 homes. Read
more on the Independent website.
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