Broad welcome for housing plan from industry and NGO sector

Barriers such as planning delays, procurement issues, and access to critical infrastructure need to be removed if housing plan is to work, industry and charity leaders have said. File picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Both the construction industry and housing charities have given a cautious thumbs up to the Government's "ambitious" Housing For All plan.

But while they welcome measures to re-energise the housing market and construction industry, they say barriers to progress need to be removed.