Labour struggles to fulfil pledge to build 1.5 million homes by next election
Labour struggles to fulfil pledge to build 1.5 million homes by next election
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Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing…
Trade body warns 8,500 homes built over the next 12 months risk being left without tenants
Ambitious housebuilding and energy projects expose lack of new recruits to construction industry
Construction activity at weakest since May 2020 despite pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes
The 1.5m homes target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s
Construction firms ramp up production and investment amid Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes
