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Another foolish proposal, probably thought up to help some lobbyists get their hands on more land.

The housing problem isn't due to lack of land, hence the big housebuilders are currently sat on over 400,000 plots of land with planning permission.

The problem is that they won't build until the markets are right for them. Once mortgage lending improves, then they will build.

Unless the Conservative minister is proposing that the government carries out the work, shurely shome mishtake.