Housing Minister Lee4NED acknowledges the government's challenge in meeting its target of building 300,000 new homes in England annually. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove emphasizes that support for new developments increases when accompanied by local services. Gove's planning reforms aim to raise housebuilding to 300,000 per year, contingent on mortgage and interest rate reductions.
Michael Gove says his new planning reforms should boost housebuilding to 300,000 a year. But he won’t say when he’ll hit this target - only “when mortgage rates and interest rates fall”
👀 Michael Gove tells @GBNEWS his new planning reforms will lift numbers of new homes built from 230,000 to 300,000 a year. He says he will hit this target “when mortgage rates and interest rates fall” but won’t say when. He admits record migration “do place pressure on housing”.
Michael Gove has been speaking for about 45 minutes but there has not been a huge amount that is new so far that will actually deliver more houses...
"If promised that housing will be accompanied by more local services such as GP surgeries and schools, support for development rockets." Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove speaks on housebuilding https://t.co/00oPYJT0Tp 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/NMabA9AaVA
"Opposition to new homes and communities drops dramatically when that development is beautiful." Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove is delivering a keynote speech on housing policy in central London. https://t.co/v25wRfVHow 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/VAxHkNQb46
The govt has an aim to build 300,000 new homes in England per year. Housing Minister @Lee4NED tells @KayBurley that the government still has a "way to go" before it will hit its own housebuilding target. https://t.co/ufQG4VUWID 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/n5b9a4ZYaG