Housebuilder boss predicts Starmer’s plans will not deliver ‘a single house’ in next five years

By Carl Brown2023-11-07T06:00:00

Peter Truscott casts doubts over Labour policy

The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest housebuilders has taken aim at Labour’s housebuilding policies, saying they will take years to be effective.

Peter Truscott, chief executive of £786m-turnover Crest Nicholson, told the Sunday Telegraph that he does not “expect a single house to be occupied as a result of Labour’s policies in the next five years.

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