{"id":3968,"date":"2019-03-13T16:10:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:10:41","slug":"housing-boosted-in-spring-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/housing-boosted-in-spring-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing boosted in Spring Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled fresh packages to boost housing supply as the Government battles to meet its target of building 300,000 homes by the mid-2020s.<\/p>\n<p>In a package of measures unveiled in the Spring Statement, the government will guarantee up to \u00a33bn of borrowing by housing associations in England to support delivery of around 30,000 affordable homes.<\/p>\n<p>Hammond said the Government would also release \u00a3717m from the \u00a35.5bn Housing Infrastructure Fund to unlock up to 37,000 new homes\u00a0at sites, including Old Oak Common in London, the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and Cheshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"94603\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.viewpoint.com%2FEMEAQ12019ConstructionEnquirerMPU.html%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strife-Twitter-Bans-300x250.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also said the Government would now publish a consultation on replacing PFI.<\/p>\n<p>The Infrastructure Finance consultation seeks views on how the government can best support private infrastructure investment against a background of the UK\u2019s changing relationship with the European Investment Bank.<\/p>\n<p>The Government\u00a0will also release \u00a381m to build and equip a new Extreme Photonics Centre in Oxfordshire to conduct research into next-generation super lasers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"128602\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Felfinkitchens.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3DConstruction%2520Enquirer%26utm_medium%3DMPU%26utm_campaign%3D100718%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elfin_Construction-Enquirer-mpu_cyan-300x250-5.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2SZhcoU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled fresh packages to boost housing supply as the Government battles to meet its target of building 300,000 homes by the mid-2020s. 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