builders in Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\nMr Turner observed it is important the industry “finds a way of increasing the supply” of houses in the UK.<\/p>\n
“If we can implement a new, robust planning system, then you can see how the number of new homes being built could be increased,” he added.<\/p>\n
The specialist observed it is important those in power are bullish in their approach to the current situation.<\/p>\n
Mr Turner remarked an extra 150,000 dwellings would also means hundreds of thousands of jobs as well.<\/p>\n
He was speaking after the Federation of Master Builders revealed there have been 15 consecutive quarters of decrease in construction workloads, dating from the first three-month period of 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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