Monday, May 14, 2007

Brown plans 'eco-towns' and cheaper housing

By Ben Russell, Political Corresponent
Published: 14 May 2007

Gordon Brown will detail his commitment to building hundreds of thousands of new homes to meet demand for social housing and help young people get a foot on the property ladder.

The Chancellor will emphasise his commitment today to build more than 200,000 new houses a year, including new homes for people on low incomes and a ground-breaking series of five environmentally friendly "eco-towns".

Mr Brown will use a whistlestop tour of marginal constituencies to flesh out his plans for tackling the housing crisis before turning his attention to the battle for the Labour leadership nominations at Westminster later this week.

He will outline his vision of a property owning democracy but will pledge to make developments environmentally sustainable. continue...

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