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Ministers say European builders will still have a role to play in meeting the one million homes target after Brexit<\/h2>\n

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid<\/a> said Brexit and new border controls will not get in the way of the government\u2019s housebuilding targets.<\/p>\n

European builders will join a list of EU migrants that will still be welcome in the UK after it withdraws from the union. Javid said any new immigration system would be designed in a way that ensured \u201cthe building sector has got whatever it needs to reach my ambition\u201d of building one million new homes by 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Financial Times, Javid stated house building and tackling the growing housing crisis was his \u201cnumber one priority\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since the EU referendum vote, the construction sector has been uneasy about the fate of EU workers. Nearly 250,000 workers are employed in the construction industry from overseas. This includes more than 30,000 from Poland and nearly 25,000 from Romania. Construction relies heavily on skilled workers from the union and is currently in the throes of a major skills shortage, which could be exacerbated by withdrawing from the EU. Javid\u2019s assurances will undoubtedly offer a measure of relief for developers and housebuilders alike.<\/p>\n

Javid said while he could not predict \u201cwhat the future might look like in terms of work visas and foreign workers\u201d, he offered assurances the skilled workers needed would be available for UK businesses.<\/p>\n

Speaking before the Conservative conference, which started on Sunday, he said: \u201cWherever we end up, the government is determined to get a good deal for Britain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s construction or any other sector, we don\u2019t want to make it any more difficult for those industries than it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Javid also said he would focus on supply volumes, rather than trying to boost the number of homeowners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe starting point for me is about the total supply of housing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt cannot just be about ownership. It cannot just be helping people with a deposit or helping them with their mortgage, it has to be a much bigger increase in overall volume and it has to be sustainable, it cannot be a sudden burst for one year.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said English councils need to come up with a local plan by early 2017. Local plans are currently incomplete at more than a quarter of councils, according to statistics from Whitehall. Javid added he would \u201cbe very tough\u201d on local authorities that fail to allocate enough land for housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rules are there to be observed,\u201d Javid said. \u201cSoon we will be at a point where we will be able to judge councils across the board and see if they have met those rules and if they don\u2019t they can expect us to be very tough on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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