Head of Barratt Redrow warns sector faces ‘national crisis’ due to skills shortage, ageing workforce and BrexitLabour’s plan to build 1.5m homes during this parliament is not achievable because of a severe skills shortage, an ageing workforce and Brexit, the head of Britain’s largest housebuilding company has said.The government outlined on Thursday how it would achieve this goal. The proposals within the revised national planning policy framework (NPPF) include individual targets for each planning authority and new rules that will allow for housebuilding on poorer quality green-belt land. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-14 14:20:45
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Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says
