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“The absence of assistance and the suppressed demand for new homes will continue to reduce the industry’s ability to invest in new sites and its supply chain, and hold back housing supply.” The latest OBR projections illustrate the challenge the Government faces if it is to boost housing supply. We spoke to The Times about these findings, recognising the positive planning changes made so far and the need for further policy levers to be pulled if the Government is to achieve its housing ambitions, including 👇 👉Ensuring local authority planning departments have sufficient capacity to process applications efficiently 👉Effective support for first-time buyers, such as a new targeted homeownership scheme to boost first-time buyer deposits and give them access to new build mortgages at competitive rates