Housebuilders in the crosshairs again today. Figures compiled for the Local Government Association showing that more than 423,000 homes have been given planning permission but have not yet been built are widely reported. As are the bolstered calls for “use it or lose it” powers against developers.
Elsewhere, the Lidl expansion plans pile the pressure on supermarket rivals and collapsing homeownership amount young middle-earners piles pressure on the Conservatives.
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