Devolution deficits
The UK takes a long time to do anything. Local government watchers will know that successive administrations…
80% tax grab stopping fresh investment for London new homes
Housing numbers are plummeting across London. Little more than a year into the Starmer government and the…
Financialisation of housing
Last month, the current Housing Minister promised to halt the ‘financialisation of housing’ and end a…
Our cities need rental revolution to prosper
It was around 13 years ago I joined Essential Living at the inception of one of the…
Why London stopped building
Two weeks ago, London focused furniture company David Phillips went into administration. The business, roughly 25 years,…
Everything you have always wanted to know about property development (but were afraid to ask)
A widening gulf exists between the complexity and sophistication of the property development environment and some of…
Playing Corporation Games
Much hope appears to rest on a new wave of development corporations to help the nation get…
Spending Review housing cash needs brownfield renaissance to succeed
A major shortage of housing is one of the country’s biggest blockers to growth, limiting people’s ability…
Further, faster to save SME housing
“The goal is to introduce a more proportionate, sophisticated and targeted framework for different site development, while…
Top takeaways from Leeds and one big prediction
Sunny days kept optimism high at UKReiif. There is a lot to be excited about with a predicted wave…
