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…
Planning reform essential if we want to give the young a shot at owning
There has been much talk in the media of a further watering down of the Government’s planning reforms. Opposition…
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…
New research on what’s happening to small sites
Next week Judith Salomon and I in the Pocket team will be presenting new research on small sites…
Another new deal
It seems like every UK Prime Minister wants to follow in the hallowed footsteps of the thirty second president…
What now for planning reform?
Pre-lockdown there was much talk from Government of ambitious planning reform. An indication of the kind of posture we…
Some thoughts on the housing agendas of the three main parties
Some of observations on the housing aspects of the main parties’ manifestos as we head into the final week: …
What policies like Starter Homes really tell us about Government
This week’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO) allowed the media to put housing policy under the electoral…
Housing could be the decider in this Christmas election
Election time yet again. Whilst the Conservatives will seek to place this one in the context of the Government’s…
