Housing Secretary Visits Bedfordshire Following Pledge to ‘Build, Baby, Build’

Housing Secretary visits Bedfordshire following pledge to ‘build, baby, build’

New Housing Secretary, Steve Reed, visited a housing estate in Bedfordshire during his first week in post as part of his commitment to ‘build, baby, build’.

Steve Reed “absolutely committed” to 1.5m UK housing target

The new housing secretary has made it clear that the current government is still committed to delivering the vaunted 1.5m new homes target The UK housing target of building 1.5m homes by 2029 is still very much alive, the new housing secretary has insisted. Speaking at a housing development in Bedfordshire, Steve Reed sough to reassure people that the target has not been forgotten after Angela Rayner’s resignation. Reed’s statement is one of con…

New housing secretary urges sector to ‘build, baby, build’

But construction analyst says call to arms looks ‘dead on arrival’ given latest housing stats

Housing secretary promises to bring sector together to ‘build, baby, build’

Steve Reed, the new housing secretary, has promised to leave no stone unturned in his quest to get the sector to “build, baby, build”.

New housing secretary Reed urges developers to ‘get Britain building faster'

Newly appointed housing secretary Steve Reed has issued a “call to arms” to all leading developers to get “Britain building faster”, as he reaffirmed the government's aim of bringing forward 1.5 million homes this parliament.

Rayner’s resignation is the last nail in the coffin for housing target hopes

Mark White, managing director of SME Bargate, reflects on the sector’s concerns in the aftermath of last week’s Cabinet reshuffle READ THE FULL ARTICLE