EP's public land offerings will not satisfy housebuilders, experts warn

摘要

A key government plan to boost the number of new homes in England is likely to have little impact as it will not interest developers. Following an analysis by Building, industry experts have warned that only a handful of the extra 200 sites of so-called surplus public sector land that were announced by housing minister Yvette Cooper in September will be attractive to housebuilders. The sites are listed on the website of regeneration body English Partnerships and form part of the register of surplus public sector land. The government hopes that this collection of 750 sites will allow housebuilders to deliver 240,000 homes each year from 2016.