PM and housebuilders discuss crisis

Prime Minister Theresa May has met with housing developers, housing associations and local government to discuss plans to increase housing supply.

The meeting, was by those with an invested interest in addressing the housing crisis such as Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Alok Sharma, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of Local Government Association, David Orr, Chief Executive of National Housing Federation, Peter Redfern, CEO of Taylor Wimpey, and David Thomas, CEO of Barratt Developments, among others.

Discussions ranged from ways to tackle the housing crisis and push forward the delivery of more affordable homes; the Prime Minister has urged developers, local authorities and housing associations to step up to the plate to help people onto the housing ladder; to encouraging the use of modern methods of construction, ways to tackle the skills shortage, helping small and medium sized enterprises grow, and making sure planned housing projects are delivered.

A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister met representatives of large and small housing developers, housing associations and local government to discuss achieving a step change in the delivery of new homes.

“At the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised the government’s ambition to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our country today – fixing the broken housing market. For too many people, home ownership has moved increasingly out of reach, and people are finding themselves spending longer in insecure private rented accommodation that is becoming ever more expensive.”

Developers and house builders also discussed the problems faced in completing projects and what government can do to assist, including praise for the Help to Buy scheme which has seen 130,000 families buy their own home.

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