The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

IPPR - Revealed: 1.4 million homes left unbuilt by developers since 2007

[IMG][/IMG] A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research into England's planning system finds that the government will have to tackle unproductive land speculation and ramp up strategic planning capability if it wants to meet its housebuilding targets. While many blame the planning system, significant non-planning related barriers exist in the delivery of house building, such as developers slowing their build rates or securing permission and then not building. [Read Full Article]