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| Barratt proposes first-time buyer homes in every village in Britain Local authorities across Britain should identify up to two acres of land in every rural town and village exclusively for building new first-time buyer homes, says Barratt, Britain’s leading housebuilder. The move could produce at least 10, 000 starter houses and flats within three years, making a massive impact on the rural housing crisis and re-invigorating fading country communities, said Barratt Group Chief Executive David Pretty. David Pretty’s rural housing plan is part of an 18-point programme of suggested reforms recently presented to the Government, calling for more protection for core Green Belt areas, more brownfield development and the fast-tracking of brownfield planning applications. Suggestions also include expansion of the definition of ‘affordable’ housing to enable builders to sell at substantial discounts to young buyers and key workers, increasing the Government’s existing national ‘brownfield’ targets, as well as sweeping improvements to the planning system. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |