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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Simon English

Major housebuilder urges Burnham to ditch stamp duty and slash red tape if he becomes PM

Berkeley has called for “strong political leadership” on housebuilding from potential Prime Minister Andy Burnham as it warned that London is on course to miss its housing targets.

The capital’s biggest housebuilder issued a swathe of demands to policymakers, warning that there is “no prospect of material improvement” on housebuilding “without more decisive intervention” from government.

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