Robert Jenrick has confirmed that the government intends
to bring in measures designed to force housebuilders to build out sites more
quickly, despite admitting that there was no evidence of “land-banking”. Speaking
to the Home Builders’ Federation’s annual policy conference, the housing
secretary said he was planning to act because there remained a “public
perception” of landbanking, despite two government-commissioned investigations
having found no evidence of it happening. The announcement comes in the wake of
the confirmation that the government will press ahead with controversial
planning reforms in the face of significant backbench disquiet over the
measures. Read more on Housing Today.
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