£250m spent but no starter homes yet built under flagship fund

Labour accuses government of betraying young people amid affordability crisisThe government has spent £250m to boost starter home construction without a single property being built so far, it has emerged.Dominic Raab, the housing minister, made the admission in response to a question from John Healey, the shadow housing secretary, who described the situation as “a betrayal of young Brits looking for help to buy a first home”. Continue reading...