Brown promises affordable housing boom

The new Government’s proposals, normally kept secret until announced in the annual Queen’s Speech, were revealed by Brown today in a break with tradition. The announcement means good news for prospective buyers, and untold new business for advisers and brokers. Brown said: “To respond to the rising aspirations of the British people we must deliver new and better opportunities - in education, employment, the provision of housing and health - ensure that in a fast changing world there is opportunity and security not just for some but for all.” The Prime Minister said he wished to make home...