Pro Installer May 2014 - Issue 14 | Page 14

14 MAY 2014 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk Put ‘Help to Build’, before Help to Buy, says property businessman Property maintenance tsar, Will Davies has criticised the government for not taking the ‘Get Britain Building’ fund seriously. Mr Davies, who is the MD of property maintenance firm, aspect.co.uk, says that the Coalition’s general treatment towards the construction industry is ‘embarrassing’. His comments come after it has been revealed that the £570 million ‘Get Britain Building’ scheme has only build 715 houses since its launch in November 2011. An initiative created by former housing minister Grant Shapps, its intention was to provide 16,000 homes in three years. However, according to the Labour party, out of the 715 properties built, 47