A backlog of 400,000 new homes with planning permission are awaiting completion or have not even been started, as developers dawdle.New research from the Local Government Association (LGA) shows it would take developers over three years to clear the backlog of new homes that councils have already signed off.However, the situation might be set to change with today's government announcement of a package of housing measures. It includes plans to remove obligations on developers to provide affordable housing which it is hoped will kick start work on stalled sit...
