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  • There are no incentives to buy or move home, Rachel Reeves warned

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    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned there are no incentives for people to buy or move home and that the Labour government needs to take action to ‘tackle the malaise’ in the building materials industry. John Newcomb, CEO of national trade body BMF (Builders Merchants Federation), added that “immediate intervention is now needed to thwart [...]

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been issued a warning by the BMF. (Photo by Oliver McVeigh - Pool/Getty Images)

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