Industry reacts to Conservative Party’s ‘unbalanced’ and ‘frustrating’ manifesto

By Daniel Gayne2024-06-12T12:03:00

Modest welcome for Help to Buy relaunch but Tories fail to impress with lack of planning reform

The return of Help to Buy was not enough to offset the absence of planning reform in the Conservative manifesto in the eyes of many across the built environment sector.

Launching the policy prospectus in a speech today, Rishi Sunak pledged to build 1.6 million homes over the term of the parliament – equivalent to 320,000 homes per year.

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