The Government has announced a raft of new policies to create new homes and jobs, including a £10bn loan guarantee scheme for housing associations which aims to reduce borrowing costs.The coalition also set out its intentions to slash red tape across the planning system to speed up and increase construction. It is also providing £300m in capital funding to build 15,000 new affordable homes and bring 5,000 empty homes back into use.
Somewhat controversially, it has also backed plans - r...
