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Barratt homes in Yorkshire has announced 11 new sites and over 2500 jobs

Barratt Yorkshire West plans to launch 11 new sites this year in many areas including Adel, Otley and Wakefield and 2,520 jobs will be supported.

The housebuilder predominately employs local sub-contractors and tradesmen – so local businesses and people will benefit directly from the jobs.

Sam Wood, sales director at Barratt Yorkshire West said: “The Prime Minister has said again and again that one of the best ways to boost economic growth and get people working is through building more homes.

“The plans we have announced show exactly how that theory works in practice. We expect to launch 11 new sites this year. These will provide 1,260 desperately needed new homes for local people at a time when there is a chronic shortage of housing.

“In addition to the local construction jobs underpinned in building the new homes, the local people who move into the new housing will also spend their wages locally.

“This translates into a significant boost for local retailers at a time when concerns remain about the national financial picture.It’s exactly what this area needs.”

Sam said the new Barratt jobs weren’t the only piece of good news for people in West Yorkshire in 2014.

She said: “The really great news this year is the continuation of Help to Buy Equity mortgages, which means homemovers can get on the ladder with just a five per cent deposit, a 20% equity loan, and a 75% mortgage.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .