The UK is a poor country masquerading as a rich one
The UK is a poor country masquerading as a rich one. Anyone who read the FT…
Britain’s inflationary story won’t finish until we fix housing
At long last it seems as if the inflationary wave might be receding. Back-to-back drops over the past…
Banks, real estate and clueless policy makers
J P Morgan’s announcement it had acquired First Republic Bank on Monday this week didn’t make much in the…
If we want more homes we need to simplify viability testing
For those returning from MIPIM, a blog on development viability testing may not be considered conducive to recovery. However, it…
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…
