'Build more homes' or else, PM warns housebuilders

摘要

Housing experts have hit back as Theresa May this week put housebuilders and councils on notice not to delay building thousands of new homes. In her speech at the Royal Town Planning Institute conference on Monday, the prime minister said the existing National Planning Policy Framework would be revamped with up to 80 proposals, put forward in last year's housing white paper, set to be implemented. May promised that putting the squeeze on housebuilders to construct homes rather than sitting on land as an investment and streamlining the planning process will be at the heart of tackling the country's housing shortage.