DCLG sets out plan to speed up new housing development

摘要

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has put forward plans to resolve the housing crisis by placing more emphasis on brownfield and high-density development and being firmer with local authorities. Its housing white paper, published on 7 February, is the latest government effort to speed up the delivery of new homes and is scattered with carrots and sticks in a bid to finally unblock the system (endsreport.com/52148).