Britain adapts housing algorithm after backlash


Construction cranes are seen on a residential building project behind homes in west London. Britain faces an acute and nationwide shortage of affordable homes, affecting city and countryside alike, and the decision to “update” the government algorithm follows protests by lawmakers from within the ruling Conservative party. — Reuters

LONDON: Britain said on Dec 16 it would alter the algorithm it uses to select sites for new homes after critics said the old formula risked a building boom in the rural south at the expense of the industrial north.

Britain faces an acute and nationwide shortage of affordable homes, affecting city and countryside alike, and the decision to “update” the government algorithm follows protests by lawmakers from within the ruling Conservative party.

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