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Affordable Housing: South-west

Monday 24 February 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Scott Mann asks about steps being taken for affordable local housing and quality control measures for newly constructed homes in his constituency and across the south-west.
  • Robert Jenrick announces a statutory independent new homes ombudsman to protect homebuyers from poor-quality builders.
  • This scheme ensures compensation for shoddy workmanship and that house builders must join the new ombudsman system.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Scott Mann Con Tiverton and Honiton
Housing
Context

The Government has committed to increasing affordable housing supply through a £9 billion programme. Since 2010, almost 52,000 new homes have been built in the south-west.

Question

Scott Mann asks about steps being taken for affordable local housing and quality control measures for newly constructed homes in his constituency and across the south-west.

Answer from The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick

Robert Jenrick responds by announcing a statutory independent new homes ombudsman to protect homebuyers from poor-quality builders. This scheme will ensure compensation for shoddy workmanship and that house builders must join the new ombudsman system.

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