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Housebuilders not listening to local people’s views, Shelter boss says

Housebuilders are building unattractive, unaffordable houses, leading many people to oppose new developments, the chief executive of Shelter, Polly Neate, has warned.

A new way of building homes is needed that listens to local people to build the high quality and genuinely affordable homes they need, she said.

Only 13% of the 3,500 people surveyed on the subject felt developers listened to them, and some 60% said they would be more likely to back new developments if they were listened to.

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