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Angela Rayner accuses Conservatives of neglecting housebuilding
12:03 AM, 8th November 2023, 2 years ago
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Labour has promised “to achieve more on housing in six months than the Tories have in six years”.
Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner vowed a Labour government would abolish no-fault evictions and support house building.
In her commitment to addressing the housing crisis, Ms Rayner said “Labour is the only party serious about housing”.
No time to wait
Angela Rayner said: “Labour will deliver more action on housing in six months than this crumbling Conservative government has managed in six years.
“This is no time to wait. Labour’s plan would get Britain building again with a housing recovery plan, creating a generation of new towns and unlocking economic growth across Britain.
“We will not duck the difficult issues as the Tories have. We would abolish no-fault evictions and fix the broken leasehold system once and for all.”
Ms Rayner did not hold back and accused the Prime Minister of failing to support housebuilding.
She added: “Rishi Sunak is too weak to take on the blockers of growth in his party and deliver the change our country needs. He is failing to support housebuilding and putting the dream of a safe, secure and affordable home further away.
“Labour is the only party serious about boosting the supply of new homes to buy and rent.”
Labour party are playing short-term political games
Conservative Housing Minister Rachel McClean hit back at Ms Rayner and criticised Labour’s response to the housing crisis.
Ms McClean pointed out that Labour peers opposed a government effort to eliminate European Union-era regulations that require developers to address the environmental impact of new homes on river health.
She said: “We will take no lessons from the hypocritical Labour Party who only a few weeks ago voted to block 100,000 new homes.
“The same old Labour Party are playing short-term political games – backing the blockers, not the builders.
“We have already delivered 2.3 million homes since 2010 and we are on track to build one million homes this parliament – only the Conservatives are taking the long-term decisions needed to deliver a brighter future.”
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affordable housing, Angela Rayner, conservative party housing, housing crisis, labour party, No fault Evictions
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Member Since October 2020 - Comments: 61
12:53 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
What nobody is talking about is who is subsidising the social housing? Why are tenants in there for life with no reviews, with brand new cars parked outside their homes? Its not fair on the tenants in the PRS who have to pay market rent.
Member Since March 2017 - Comments: 21
1:36 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Whilst we have a planning system wholly geared to saying No and planning officers who are being educated to say No there is no hope of any government matching annual housing demand nevermind years of under development.
Member Since June 2023 - Comments: 33
2:57 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Route Meister at 08/11/2023 – 13:36
So are you saying that part of the solution to get more houses built is to reform the planning system? If so, what would that look like?
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3508 - Articles: 5
3:04 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Route Meister at 08/11/2023 – 13:36
must admit I look forward to seeing Labour try and get round this if they get in…..
The other clear issue is even if planning is achieved, to build to current standards/legislation is going to be expensive as is materials and labour. Housebuilders only bother to start building if they know there is a market boyant enough to buy as soon as a property is completed.
They are all standing labour down at the moment and mothballing developments to cust costs as nothing is selling.
I cant believe that there are any developers that are willing to do deals with councils either – the councils plan to offer non market rate rentals to those on their housing lists, yet the property costs X to build. They pay a builder to build then rent at a loss?
Recently there was a development only given the council go ahead where I live as it was supposed to be releasing 20 units (out of a total of over 100) at ‘affordable rent; level. The builders have since said they can’t afford to do this and finish the development so have reduced the number of ‘affordable rent’ units available now to 12. Council is stuck. They can’t refuse or there are 0 released. They have had to agree.
Crazy times.
Member Since January 2020 - Comments: 1102 - Articles: 1
4:06 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 08/11/2023 – 15:04Another factor that is stifling building is that landlords are no longer buying off plan which was a major source of development finance for builders.
The practice of reducing the number of affordable homes during the build programme is apparently standard strategy.
The current government had to back down from their plans to reform the planning system under pressure from their backbenchers so it will be interesting to see whether the next government is any more successful.
Member Since March 2017 - Comments: 21
4:12 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Jeff L at 08/11/2023 – 14:57
It’s a good question. I’d start by taking the politics out of the decision making process. Councillors in the main are not professionally qualified to determine applications and vote on political grounds not planning. You might call this democracy in action but I’d call it the blind leading the blind
Member Since September 2023 - Comments: 173
6:15 PM, 8th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Sadly, the Labour Party, like all others, don’t have any builders in their ranks. Just millionaire ‘what’s in it for me’ selfish clowns.
Member Since June 2014 - Comments: 1562
9:25 AM, 9th November 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 08/11/2023 – 16:06
“Another factor that is stifling building is that landlords are no longer buying off plan which was a major source of development finance for builders.”
Agreed.
One of the many reasons why the anti-landlord soundbite of “houses don’t just disappear” is complete bollox.