PM's plan to turn closed-down shops into houses
The Government will make it easier for shops to be turned into houses as the Prime Minister insisted she is "determined" to tackle Britain's housing crisis.Following a speech setting out how ministers hope to boost house-building, Theresa May revealed closed-down high street retail units could be converted into residential properties.Although the Prime Minister pointed to "protection" for UK high streets among Government action, she highlighted how "retailing is changing as more and more people buy goods online"."One of the elements of the new planning rules we are setting out is to make it easier for shops to be turned into housing, if that's appropriate, but also for development above retail units to take place," Mrs May added."Often, there's a very good argument for having homes being d...