Build, Baby, Build: How to make development popular June 20, 2024 Until the British public have much greater confidence that development will improve, rather than degrade lives, then the politics of planning will remain brutal, says David Milner Believe it or not but just two per cent of British people trust developers to make existing places better. And seven per cent trust planners. Do not adjust [...]
Build, Baby, Build: Gen Z have been radicalised by the housing crisis June 20, 2024 Young people are at the sharp end of Britain’s failure to build – and it’s not just turning them against a government that’s let them down, but against democracy itself, says Reem Ibrahim The housing crisis isn’t just unfair on young people, it’s making us feel that the political system is failing. The Centre for [...]
Build, Baby, Build: Will Labour be radical enough? June 20, 2024 Labour stands to win a whole host of rural and suburban seats and Starmer could face a battle with his own MPs to meet his housing targets. Yet the muddled thinking on display in his manifesto does not offer much reassurance that he’s prepared for the fight, says Will Cooling It is striking that as [...]
Housebuilding targets ‘extremely challenging’ without extra funding, think tank warns June 19, 2024 Neither party has committed any extra funding to boost housebuilding numbers, which will make it difficult to reach the target.
Build, Baby, Build: Why this election will change the politics of housing June 19, 2024 There’s good reasons to be optimistic that the next government will finally get a grip on the housing crisis. First, all parties have made manifesto commitments on building targets. Second, Labour voters are much more positively disposed to development, argues Shreya Nanda The housing crisis is a key issue facing the country at this election. [...]
Build, Baby,Build: Yimbys are London’s future June 19, 2024 Despite a few naysayers, all the evidence suggests London is the most likely part of the country to say “yes in my backyard!” The next government must ignore the noisy minority and listen to the voices of progress, says John Myers London is the most Yimby part of the country, with seven of its boroughs [...]
Build, Baby, Build: The rental market and the rise of the DFL (that’s down from London) June 19, 2024 A rental market that drains bank balances and instils constant dread of eviction is driving people away from London. The capital can’t survive unless it can sustain its young workers, says Morgan Jones I lived in London for the best part of a decade, and for most of that time assumed that I probably always [...]
Build, Baby, Build: Why stamp duty is Britain’s worst tax June 18, 2024 Stamp duty isn’t just unpopular, it’s gumming up the housing market and leaving people stuck in properties totally unsuitable for their needs. The next government must raise the threshold or ditch it altogether, says Emma Revell The housing crisis is, at its heart, about supply. For decades, we simply have not built enough homes to [...]
Build, Baby, Build: The private sector alone won’t fix the housing crisis June 18, 2024 The private sector has never delivered the 300,000 homes a year the government says we need; local authorities must be part of the solution, say Gideon Salutin and Niamh O Regan All the major parties are promising more homes at this election. Labour has promised 300,000 a year for England, while the Conservatives have pledged [...]
Build, Baby, Build: London doesn’t have to be so expensive June 18, 2024 London built the world’s first underground railway and the beautiful, beloved mansion blocks of Chelsea and Marylebone. We can do it again, says Sam Dumitriu Rents in London are now so high that a one bed in the capital will set you back more than a three bedroom will in any other region of England. [...]