The “vice-like grip” of huge companies on Britain’s
building industry needs to be broken to increase the supply of affordable
homes, the housing minister has said. Dominic Raab pledged action to boost
competition in the construction industry because small building firms have been
“eviscerated”, to tackle the practice of major developers refusing to built on
plots until prices rise and to champion the development of factory-made houses.
In an interview with i , he insisted the UK was beginning to see the “light at
the end of the tunnel” in the housing crisis and vowed to tackle the “stigma”
often faced by tenants in social housing. Read more on the I newspaper website.
John Donnelly obituary
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My friend John Donnelly, who has died aged 84, was an architect and
teacher. His projects included work in housing, waterside redevelopment and
conservat...
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