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Volume housebuilder blasts beauty commission’s report

By 2020-02-05T10:16:00

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‘I don’t rate it at all,’ says Redrow chief

The boss of volume housebuilder Redrow has laid into the Building Better, Building Beautiful report, accusing it of patronising customers.

Executive chairman John Tutte said the view of firms like his had been ignored by the commissioners who had taken a very narrow view of beauty.

He said Redow submitted more than 100 pages to the commission but, “I don’t think there’s a picture of a [volume] housing scheme in there”.

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