This week has seen the boss of £200m turnover retirement housebuilder Churchill, the second largest in the country, hit out at the government over its “anti-development” stance towards the industry on cladding and planning reform. You can perhaps understand his frustration: The co-founder of the firm Spencer McCarthy made the comments as he is in the midst of trying to deliver a strategy to double the size of the business, right as the economic picture has darkened.

So, what are Churchill’s plans, and where does the weak post-mini budget housing market and apparent lack of government support leave them?

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