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People have stuck with London
It has been well over a year since the prime minister announced the first lockdown in March 2020 and we are edging ever closer to the total end of restrictions later this month.
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People still want to own homes
The prime minister’s plans to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ through government-backed 95% mortgages led to dire warnings of another financial crisis driven by risky lending. But while critics are right to urge the PM not to repeat past mistakes, his fundamental aim to boost home ownership is sound.
Gove’s green push might be the start of something big
This week sees world leaders, civil society and the finest climate scientists descend on Katowice, the coal capital of Poland, for COP24, the United Nation’s climate conference.
Beauty is the missing link in residential development
A few weeks ago, we all enjoyed getting stuck into the latest Policy Exchange report – Building More, Building Beautiful – on taking a design-first approach to homebuilding.
Lessons from Germany could help solve housing crisis
It is no secret that Britain is in the midst of a housing crisis. While housing issues have always been high on the agenda, they have come to the fore following the 2017 election and ahead of the upcoming council elections in London.
NPPF review won’t solve central planning issue
As Samantha Partington’s piece suggests, the revisions to the NPPF will focus on maximising the use of land, strengthening protections for the green belt and putting a greater emphasis on converting planning permissions into homes.
To fix our housing market, London needs political joint ventures
This year’s general election result was not so much about Brexit, but quality of life. Part of this debate centered on housing and that has continued in party conference season.
Ground rent scandal reveals wider industry issue
Sometimes you have to ask why on earth something like the ground rent scandal ever even happened. As Alastair Stewart’s column suggests, the industry really doesn’t help itself.
Housing should be May’s last-ditch legacy
Ahead of last week’s General Election, most pundits - and consequently those in the industry - thought we would have an emboldened Conservative party, one that was sitting pretty on a substantial majority.