_______________________________________________ STARK
Building Materials UK
our construction sector is in crisis. The system is damaged and the gap seems to be widening. With a massive shortage of homes in the UK, we need to build around 565,000 homes a year to help resolve it, which is more than double the current rate. On top of that, thousands of empty properties across the country are ripe for retrofitting into quality affordable housing.” He points out the hurdles lie primarily in planning delays and the number of house builders going into liquidation since the 2008 financial crisis, along with a severe shortage of skilled craftspeople.“ Construction currently has the highest vacancy rate of any UK sector, with many of those vacancies unfilled due to skills shortages. Yet builders generate additional GDP: for every pound invested in the sector, it generates three pounds, meaning there’ s a big multiplier effect.”
This is where‘ Let’ s Get Britain Building Now’ comes in.“ We’ re asking Parliament for financial incentives to help people buy or improve homes; faster, cheaper and more certain
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