The Prime Minister has recently revealed that her second most pertinent concern, first of course being the ever topical Brexit, is to address the housing shortage in the UK.
Much of the criticism that she is putting out is aimed at local authorities that are to some in high power positons, guilty of being far too anti-development.
The housing shortages are of course impeding on the rights and chances of millennials who have dreams of owning their own properties, so how is the Prime Minister planning on addressing this and just how much will her proposals alleviate the problem?
The housing whitepaper
The government is currently planning to rewrite the rules of housing development and there will be a particular emphasis put on boosting the speed at which houses are built and ensuring that prices ease up to allow young purchasers the chance to get onto the property ladder.
The plans stipulate that:
- Local authorities will have the ability to take into account how quickly a developer builds on a site before issuing future planning permission.
- If councils are failing to publish housing plans quickly enough, independent inspectors will be able to take over in terms of decision-making.
- When public land is sold off, those working for councils and hospitals will be given number one priority.
- Homeowners and property developers will be able to add two storeys to existing properties.
The Prime Minister has also eluded to the fact that developers are in some way to blame for the significant lack of housing within the UK given the fact that there is a pattern within the construction and property development industry of hoarding land that should be being built on and sell the land once planning permission has been obtained.
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