AlexBritton published Election 2015: George Osborne visits housing development in...

Chancellor George Osborne feels there are "too many obstacles" to development of housing on brownfield land.He was speaking to the Post during an election campaign visit to Kings Acre in Clipstone where developers Taylor Wimpey are building 180 new homes.Mr Osborne met a couple who had been given support from the Government to help buy their first home on the site.But critics of the Government still say not enough is being done to deal with shortages and lack of affordability of...