The government is introducing new measures to develop homes across the country.

Housebuilding is a key part of the government's long-term economic plan – and is at the heart of 3 bills that have received Royal Assent.

A new Urban Development Corporation will help deliver the first Garden City for 100 years at Ebbsfleet, with up to 15,000 new homes.

Overlapping and unnecessary building standards, that increase the cost of construction for house builders, are scrapped making it easier and less expensive to build.

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There will be new support from councils for aspiring self and custom builders in their area to find suitable plots of land to get their projects off the drawing board.

Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said: "We're working across all parts of the housing industry to get the country building again and it’s working, with housebuilding levels at their highest since 2007 and planning permission granted on 253,000 homes in the last year alone.

"The measures maintain the momentum, cutting red tape to get homes built, providing help for those who want to buy and support for people renting in the private sector."

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