<sod >Mr Hammond said fixing the housing market was a 'crucial part' of ensuring Millennials are not the first generation since the Black Death to be less prosperous than their parents. He promised the Government would do 'whatever it takes' to get homes built including underwriting loans to small house builders if necessary.< eod>< sod > The Chancellor said fixing the housing market was a 'crucial part' of ensuring the younger generation are not the first since the Black Death to be less prosperous than their parents. He promised the Government would do 'whatever it takes' to get homes built including cracking down on 'land-banking' and underwriting loans to small house builders if necessary.< eod>