16 Jun 2026|Uncategorised
Construction Activity and Affordability in the UK vs US
A week or two ago, The New York Times published a fascinating piece of data journalism, arguing that America needed to build more homes.
16 Jun 2026|Uncategorised
A week or two ago, The New York Times published a fascinating piece of data journalism, arguing that America needed to build more homes.
16 Jun 2026|Uncategorised
Tim Williams posted a chart on LinkedIn recently plotting soaring Housing Benefit expenditure against our miserly investment in new affordable homes. It’s a good [...]
16 Jun 2026|Uncategorised
As House building in London continues to crater, lots of people seem to be comparing output to the Government’s target of 88k/annum. And, sure [...]
16 Jun 2026|Uncategorised
The amount that different local authorities in the UK build varies quite a lot. It doesn't make nearly as much difference as you would think to the price of homes.
13 Mar 2018|Policy
The draft changes to the NPPF are a response to what the Government has acknowledged is a housing “crisis”. That is why the amended definition [...]
08 Mar 2018|Deliverability
Did you hold out much hope that the Government’s long-awaited Planning Practice Guidance for Viability would finally clear the thickets, bringing both light and [...]
18 Oct 2016|Idle Speculation
The role of Housing Minister does not generally seem to attract the outspoken. It would take a pretty dedicated housing wonk to recall all of [...]
28 Sep 2016|Policy
It was bound to happen. The Government’s decision to re-impose a ten unit threshold, below which contributions towards affordable housing should not be sought, was [...]
14 Sep 2016|Demand and Supply
One of the things which has always exercised the Government about the ballooning Housing Benefit Bill is the share of the total sum which goes [...]