Retail Giant Calls for Action to Speed Up Home Building

  • John Lewis calls for tax breaks and red tape cuts to boost housing development
  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to introduce tax incentives for immediate construction
  • Government asked to cut bureaucracy to help meet Labour’s goal of building 1.5 million new homes
  • Unused development levies estimated at £2.8 billion, with property industry paying over £7 billion in taxes annually

John Lewis has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to introduce tax incentives for developers who start building immediately, as well as cutting red tape to speed up investment in new housing. The company aims to build rental homes above its shops and has already received approval for a project in Bromley, south-east London. The House Building Federation found £2.8 billion in unused development levies and over £7 billion in annual taxes from the property industry.

Factuality Level: 7
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Financial Markets Impacted: The property industry and construction sector
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