The government’s proposed planning reforms are “too weak to make a difference”, three former Tory ministers have said. Nick Boles, John Penrose and Mark Prisk said that Britain was facing a “slow-motion crisis” that would leave a generation locked out of home ownership, and that the government’s response to the…
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As reported in today’s press, John Penrose and 2 other former Conservative ministers have expressed concern that the Government’s proposed planning reforms are “too weak to make a difference on the scale that’s going to be needed” to solve the housing crisis. The following is a full copy of the letter sent to the Secretary of State…
Read MoreFormer ministers have hit out at the government’s “weak” planning forms, saying the measures are not bold enough to end the UK’s housing crisis. A year ago today, the government produced its housing white paper, which promised to “fix our broken housing market”. However, it stopped short of the radical…
Read MoreIn this article published by The Sun, John says that the Government is being too timid in tackling Britain’s housing crisis after it emerged new plans to allow families to “build up” won’t apply to all towns – and can easily be blocked by nimby town hall chiefs… Housing Secretary…
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