Middle market crunch
We’re now in a binary residential market. The industry can either build for the rich or it can build…
Gove’s Levelling Up requires smart thinking and planning change
The Levelling Up White Paper is starting to sink in and for many it is still perceived to be…
Are we being level headed on levelling up?
The authors of the Levelling Up White Paper clearly enjoy a bit of history in their spare time. We…
Cold months but red hot inflation will be a headache for housing
Winter is here and with it some bracing economic conditions with CPI measured inflation hitting 4.2% in December. This…
What Michael Gove can learn from the Northern Line extension
The opening of the Northern Line extension this week is a huge moment for Battersea and London. It shows…
A dose of realism – modular housing has a long way to go
Four years ago, I was part of the Pocket team opening Sail Street one of three compact modular buildings…
Jenrick needs a bedrock of data if planning reform is to succeed
Read any good book on the science of innovation and you realise that beneath the success stories lies a…
The Cambridge conundrum
The housing affordability challenge is not a uniquely London problem. The team has been doing some interesting analysis with…
A cast-iron guarantee?
If the Government isn’t able to get enough homes built, then the next best thing is to make the…
To cities with love
Sometimes a shock to the system has unexpected benefits. UK cities have been hurt by the pandemic and there…
