9 months
is the length of time the latest housing minister, Rachel Maclean, lasted before being sacked by prime minister Rishi Sunak in his latest cabinet reshuffle. Her replacement, Lee Rowley, is the 16th incumbent to take on the role in 13 years; a shocking turnover rate that’s inevitably stalled the change needed to reboot the UK’s housebuilding market. Mr Rowley held the position for six weeks in 2022, and was previously the government’s net zero minister.