#housing-policy

#housing-policy

Ministers will consider changes to planning rules including attic conversions and external wall insulation, aimed at improving residential adaptability and efficiency.

It is not fair to keep making ordinary citizens subsidize the profits of large developers. High-risk pools should pay the real costs of their projects by themselves.

92% of voters favor first-time homebuyers saving in tax-free accounts for down payments, impacting middle-class Americans' abilities to buy and invest in real estate.

The changes have led to something of an exodus of some second-home owners, which reflects the success of the policy aimed to address housing issues.

"It's time to get serious about this issue, period, full stop," Newsom said this morning. "If you care about your kids you care about getting this done. This is the biggest opportunity to do something big and bold and the only impediment is us."

The AFFH rule, requiring local governments to analyze housing disparities, was criticized as a major federal intrusion by Secretary Turner, who emphasized the excessive regulatory burdens it imposed.

The salary package for the housing tsar position remains in limbo, with disagreements among coalition parties over the proposed €430,000 salary for Brendan McDonagh.