Government will act on build out rates, Jenrick confirms

Jenrick Cladding announcement

Housing secretary will bring in measures to force build out despite no evidence of land-banking

Robert Jenrick has confirmed 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 yesterday, the housing secretary said it was planning to act because there remained a “public perception” of landbanking, despite there being no evidence of it happening.

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