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Cities and regions in the north of England face a housing crisis unless steps are taken now to incorporate and accelerate residential development in plans for a Northern Powerhouse, says AECOM.

London’s mayor ‘no longer holds’ the necessary powers to plan and deliver the expansion in infrastructure required to maintain the capital’s ‘long-term status as a world-ranking metropolis’, says infrastructure services company AECOM.

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the government will “step in” and directly commission new affordable homes on publicly owned land. He said the move would lead to “quality homes” built...

A “chasm” between housing delivery and infrastructure provision is putting long-term growth in the south-east of England at risk, according to management services provider AECOM and Kent County Council.