Housebuilder says Labour's tenant ballot proposal will cause chaos

By David Blackman2018-09-27T06:00:00

Crest Nicholson boss warns private firms will be put off getting involved in estate regeneration

A senior Crest Nicholson director has warned he would have avoided estate regeneration projects if Labour’s proposed policy of tenant ballots had been in place.

During a Labour Party annual conference fringe debate on the planning system, Crest’s major projects and strategic partnerships chair Chris Tinker said the threat of a tenant veto would be a “huge problem” for private sector involvement in estate revamp projects.

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