Build, baby, build: Want to solve the housing crisis? Forget town planners at your peril June 29, 2024 There's no point building homes if they're not in places people want to live, but public sector planning is in dire straights, writes Victoria Hills
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 [...]
Neither party is serious enough about housing June 17, 2024 All major parties have set lofty house building targets in their manifestos, but plans to actually achieve them are light on detail. The fact is, there’s no shortage of ideas about how to tackle the big challenges facing Britain, what’s lacking is the political will, says Sam Bidwell It’s election season and so, like Regency [...]
House prices ‘static’ with interest rate cuts on the horizon June 7, 2024 London remained ahead of the country, with the median price of a house nationally at £288,688, compared to London which was £536,821, 0.2 per cent up on what it was last year.
Could Manchester eclipse London as the UK’s skyscraper capital? June 5, 2024 For years London has stood alone as the preeminent home to the largest and most visually-striking skyscrapers in the UK - but could that be about to change?
A Manifesto for London: Bins, beer, Uber boats and free chickens June 4, 2024 The General Election will undoubtedly feature many pledges, but will they prioritise London? City A.M. is here to stand up for the capital with a Manifesto for London
House prices “resilient” for now – but will the election throw them off course? May 31, 2024 UK house prices are standing up to the challenge of expected ‘higher for longer’ interest rates and political uncertainty, according to the latest data. Nationwide’s closely watched house price index showed a 0.4 per cent month on month jump in property prices in May, signalling a 1.3 per cent annual growth rate. Whilst still lagging [...]
Labour’s new towns plan is not the answer to the housing crisis May 22, 2024 Solving the housing crisis means building near where people want to live, not creating white elephants in the middle of nowhere, says Ben Hopkinson Angela Rayner yesterday announced Labour’s plans for the next generation of new towns. Labour are planning to build these developments with high standards of design, quality, affordability, green spaces and infrastructure. [...]
Vistry lifts profit outlook and build target on demand for affordable homes May 16, 2024 British housebuilder Vistry is on track to build close to 2,000 more homes than what it built last year.