Britain to shake up construction system as house building remains behind schedule

London

BRITAIN'S housing market is too dependent on large homebuilders, housing minister Gavin Barwell said on Sunday, speaking ahead of the launch of the government's latest attempt to fix a chronic shortage of new homes.

The government has previously said it wanted to build a million homes between 2015 and 2020, but even with plans to incentivise developers and build 17 new towns and villages, it is behind schedule.