New Housing and Planning Bill must be supported by focus on skills, supply chain, finance and infrastructure

The government’s new Housing and Planning Bill marks the start of 'a national crusade to transform generation rent into generation buy', Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced this week. The minister said the Bill's publication sent a clear signal that the government would keep the country building while giving hard-working families every opportunity to unlock the door to home ownership.

Trudi Elliott, Chief Executive of the RTPI, said: 'The RTPI welcomes the priority being given...