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Construction output drops again despite Rayner’s planning reforms

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Construction activity has suffered a further decline and confidence is low despite minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms getting a thumbs up from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Rayner’s Ministry of Housing is introducing broad changes to planning rules as it hopes to deliver the UK’s construction sector an extra boost. Its planning reforms have won the approval of the fiscal watchdog, which upgraded growth forecasts for 2026 a…

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