Developers are failing to build enough homes despite councils granting permission at a rate sufficient to meet the Government’s target of 1m units by 2020, a think-tank has found.
Research by Civitas suggested councils were not the main barrier to housebuilding as the number of homes approved for development far outstrips the number of starts.
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