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Industry figures welcome some aspects of review but lament lack of strong commitment to housing
The chancellor’s spending review appeared to pay little heed to new housing delivery across the UK or the country’s planning departments, according to industry figures.
Speaking after Sajid Javid yesterday delivered his first major parliamentary announcement since becoming chancellor of the exchequer, Melanie Leech, the British Property Federation’s chief executive, said she welcomed additional funding for local authorities, “but the review offers little to support new housing delivery or overstretched planning departments.”
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