Recent polling data from Ipsos Mori makes depressing reading for anyone who thinks housing should be further up the agenda of this government, or the next. Just 13% think (pdf) housing is one of the most important issues facing the UK; even fewer (9%) say it's very important in deciding which party they will vote for at the next general election. Intriguingly though, 26% think the Tories have the best housing policies, compared with just 23% for labour. Concerned that so many voters appear better acquainted with Tory housing policy than I am, I turned to the smart new Conservative party website, where I learned of Tory plans to scrap stamp duty for first time buyers on properties up to £250,000, and to get rid of home information packs. Hardly a ground-breaking policy agenda. But I was also reminded that shadow housing...
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