The government is exploring emergency measures to
kick-start house-building, amid an expected decrease in new build this year,
BBC Newsnight has learned. In leaked documents, officials warn the last set of figures
before the 2015 general election will reveal house building to have decreased
by 4%. That figure will be released in February 2015, three months ahead of the
general election. The government said pressure would be brought to bear on
"slow-coach councils" to deliver on new build. The decrease is
worrying the government after it expended quite considerable political capital
on planning reform and other measures to boost house building. Read more on the
BBC website.
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