Disappointment as Housing Left Out Of Government Scheme

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has expressed disappointment that investment in housing has been left out of the list of projects in the Government’s new guarantees scheme for major UK infrastructure projects. Under the scheme, the Government is offering to guarantee up to £40bn of private investment for “nationally significant” large infrastructure projects such as transport and energy.  Given that one of the other criteria for applications is that projects must be ready to start within 12 months, the CIH believes that not including housing could be considered "a missed opportunity". Read more on 24dash.