Housing minister Caroline Flint Countryside must be built on

The countryside must be built on to provide cheaper homes for young families, the housing minister has said. Caroline Flint warned that a lack of available housing meant that "many of our rural communities are growing older and older, and that is not sustainable for the future." She said that the Government's effort to ensure younger and lower-paid families can afford to live in the countryside "does mean more... [read full story]