Osborne vows to build more new homes

George Osborne used his party conference speech in Manchester this week to reaffirm the Conservative policy toward housing. The Chancellor George Osborne during his speech to Conservative Party conference in Manchester described the Tories as “the builders” with a plan for a prosperous future for working people. The Chancellor announced plans to sweep away planning rules delaying house building on brownfield sites this autumn in a bid to boost the number of new build homes being delivered by developers across the UK. The Government has also pledged to spend an extra £5 building on housing schemes, as well as other projects, and has set up a new independent national board to review spending priorities across various sectors, including house building. Mr Osborne told the conference in Manchester, “Building doesn’t come easy and especially when it comes to new homes and infrastructure that the country needs. “We are going to get many more homes built for families to buy, we’re sweeping away planning rules on brownfield sites, this autumn we will direct our housing budget towards new homes for sale. “We will give housing association tenants the right to buy. We’ve had enough of people who own their own home lecturing…

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