Fatter, lumpier and fewer buildings if we don’t rethink city guidance

It is often the case that regulations need to run hard to catch up with a new norm.  This…

Gove’s New Year Resolution: A London Plan reboot?

One of Micheal Gove’s new years resolutions appears to be getting a few more homes built in London.  Just…

9 in 10 Londoners worried about mortgages

It will be patently obvious to all that the recent rises in the cost of living will have exacerbated…

London housing on its knees, now it needs to find a way back

“We are on our knees in terms of the housing crisis. I have worked in this sector for 35…

Party conference season offers clear view of who could solve housing crisis

If there was ever a window into the souls of the three main political parties, then this season of…

Euston we have yet another problem

The HS2 line from Euston to Old Oak received a reprieve in the PM’s speech on Wednesday.  However, before…

HS2 and the art of infrastructure

The week’s new cycle has been peppered with government prevarication on HS2.  Will they, won’t they.  Which bits are…

It’s all about supply

Blink and you might have missed last month the GLA published a Research Note endorsing that building new…

Nutrient no go

The defeat of the Government sponsored amendment seeking to resolve the housing logjam caused by the issue of nutrient…