Jenrick Says More Than 300,000 Homes ‘May Be Needed’

New housing minister Robert Jenrick has re-committed the government to building 300,000 homes a year and suggested the number might even need to be revised upwards. In a speech outlining major reforms to the planning system he said: “Our 300,000 target by the mid-2020s may not be ambitious enough. “To do this we have to embrace technology, the technology being brought forward for the digital age to make homes built faster. But we also have to renew our enthusiasm for transforming quality design in the supply of homes so we can build a greener and a better Britain,” he told an event hosted by Policy Exchange and Create Streets. Read more on the Housing Today website.

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