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…

London Land Market Stand Off: What’s going to give?

Brownfield London land is a case study of economic distress. Transactions are down 90% in the last year. There’s…

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…

Gove misses the mark with new set of housing announcements

As Michael Gove begins to turn his considerable brainpower to a career in political biography it was unsurprising that…

Death by planning portal

Talking about local planning issues usually is a deflating experience for many involved.  Often no one wins and the…