MortgagesDec 6 2022

Gove ‘waters down’ 300k new homes pledge

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Gove ‘waters down’ 300k new homes pledge
[Hollie Adams/Bloomberg]Levelling up secretary Michael Gove said while the UK has an “urgent need” to build more homes, its planning system “is not working as it should”

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has watered down the government's target to build 300,000 new homes every year by 2025, now saying it is ‘advisory’.

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