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Get Britain Building Campaign welcomes Labour's £3bn house building plan

01/10/2012

Labour has unveiled plans to kick-start the economy with a £3bn house building drive funded from the sale of 4G mobile phone licences. The pledge has been welcomed by the Get Britain Build...

Housing minister confirms £1bn Decent Homes programme boost

28/09/2012

Housing Minister Mark Prisk today confirmed nearly £1billion to bring substandard council homes up to scratch over the next two years. The minister said that the funding, to be allocated t...

Modern Masonry Alliance calls for VAT cut to boost home extensions

26/09/2012

The Modern Masonry Alliance has called for a fresh set of measures to encourage homeowners into building extensions again. The call comes after the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton voted...

Lib Dems call for ‘aggressive programme of house building’

25/09/2012

Business Secretary Vince Cable has led the call from the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton for a massive wave of house building. Speaking ahead of the housing debate Cable said the c...

Great Britain Needs

18/09/2012

The Get Britain Building lobby has launched a Jobs and Growth campaign, aimed at getting the economy moving again. Get Britain Building campaigners firmly believe that the only option left for G...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

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An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai