Housebuilder article on Tory housing and planning policy
Although not a foregone conclusion – given that a week, let alone a year, can be a long time in politics – but it is possible, even likely, that the next government will be Conservative. Recent elections and the polls suggest a landslide victory, although a workable majority is a more likely outcome. A new government usually means new policies, but this will be the first Conservative government for 13 years, so real change is anticipated. This realisation has led to understandable interest in the shadow cabinet, something they have not enjoyed for many years, and eagerness to know what their policy intentions are. The housing and planning sector is one area where radical change is mooted. The Tories have given various indications through speeches and green papers but much of the detail has yet to be revealed, and some of the proposals are almost certainly “testing” the industry, to see what the reactions are.Michael Hardware, executive vice-president outlines Conservative housing and planning policy proposals in a feature in Housebuilder magazine published in October 2009.
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