Hammond hands housing cash to Midlands and London

摘要

The government has agreed a deal with the West Midlands to build 215,000 homes in the next 12 years, chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his Spring Statement this week, writes Jamie Harris. The region will commit to building the homes by 2031, supported by a £100m grant from the Land Remediation Fund. The West Midlands was among 44 authorities that the chancellor said had bid for money from the£4.1bn Housing Infrastructure Fund.