The much-anticipated (and much delayed) housing white paper, Fixing our broken housing market, was ultimately something of a damp squib. The Planning for the right homes in the right places: consultation proposals (the consultation) seeks to put some flesh on the bones and set out wide-ranging proposals aimed at increasing the supply of new homes.

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