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Over-inflated house prices in the UK pose a strong underlying threat to long-term economic growth. The last decade has seen a housing shortfall develop, as the number of households created in any one year has far exceeded the levels of new homes completed. This gap has significantly worsened over the course of the recession, thus intensifying the risk to the economy, something that has, thus far, gone unnoticed by key decision makers in Whitehall.

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The Chamber has repeatedly called for more attention to be paid to this critical issue. Recently, we wrote to Grant Schapps, the coalition Housing Minister to express our concerns and will continue to lobby on behalf of our members locally, regionally and nationally to bring much needed attention to the matter.

The briefing paper below is designed to allow the reader to familiarise themselves with the key arguments of this issue.

If you would like to discuss this matter in greater detail, or would like to take advantage of related media opportunities, please contact:

Ian Mason
Policy Researcher
T: 01302 640170
E: imason@doncaster-chamber.co.uk