Make viability great again
There’s been a lot of chatter about planning reforms. How effective they may or may not be…
National housing policy is dysfunctional we must rewire to get building
How does bad policy get made? The development sector has weathered more than its fair share in…
New Towns could be great, or could be housing’s HS2
Just over a week ago the Government published its blueprint for the next wave of New Towns. …
We are in ICU and need emergency (planning) surgery
I have been reflecting on the recent propviews article which draws out the astonishing stat that…
The View from Downe: What Nigel Farage’s Village Tells Us About His Housing Politics
If you want to know how Nigel Farage might think about housing, you have to leave Westminster…
35% of nothing
Last week, during an in-depth feature for Inside Housing, Deputy Mayor for Housing Tom Copley made the…
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…
Battersea Power Station – is Britain capable of a regen sequel?
When the Australian politician John Howard was ousted (again) as leader of his party in the late…
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…
