Category: Housebuilding
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240,000 new recruits needed to meet housing targets, says HBF
Research undertaken by HBF found that for every 10,000 homes the industry builds, 30,000 new recruits will be needed. To deliver on the government’s housing targets, homebuilding needs to increase by 80,000 units a year based on the most recent net additions figures. That equates to 240,000 extra people needed across a broad range of…
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Lords committee launches inquiry into feasibility of new towns scheme
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched an inquiry into new towns and expanded settlements. Using short, targeted modules, the inquiry aims to address whether new towns and expanded settlements are an effective means of delivering housing and, if so, how to ensure they are successful. The government wants to build up to…
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Increase homebuilding target to 4m over next decade, CLC co-chair tells MPs
The government should go beyond its 1.5 million new homes target and aim for four million units within the next decade, the co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has told MPs. Mark Reynolds made the suggestion during a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee evidence session with industry experts on construction’s capacity to meet…