Government can’t subsidise MMC forever, warns housing minister

By Olivia Barber2023-12-12T14:34:00

Aspirations around modern methods of construction “not yet” achieved, Lee Rowley says

The housing minister has warned that the government cannot subsidise modern methods of construction (MMC) forever, but that it is “proportionate” for it to continue investing for a “reasonable timeframe”.

Speaking in front of a House of Lords select committee, Rowley stated that the government’s aspirations behind investing in MMC, including to increase the range methods of construction, ensuring better properties are built and producing cost efficiencies, have “not yet” been achieved.

He said “the process hasn’t been the smoothest” due to relatively changeable economic circumstances, particularly through covid, which has seen MMC housebuilders such as Ilke Homes and House by Urban Splash go into administration.

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