The boss of one of Britain’s largest construction companies has called on the Government to offer more “joined-up thinking” and “less initiatives and soundbites” if it wants to solve the housing crisis.
Peter Truscott, chief executive of Galliford Try, bemoaned the country’s “very complex, very cumbersome and very slow” planning system, adding: “There is a little bit of initiative overload and what it really needs is a long-term plan to help delivery.”
Building rates have rocketed over the past five years from historic lows, but the industry has faced criticism for racking up booming profits while still falling well short of the Government’s target of 300,000 new homes per year.
