How realistic is Labour’s plan to reform the planning system? July 9, 2024 Labour has promised to move fast and break things to get Britain building again, but will their plan actually work?
Housebuilding giants Bellway, Berkeley and Barratt laud Reeves’ planning pledge July 8, 2024 Some of the UK's largest property and housebuilding firms have welcomed the new Labour government's promise to "get Britain building again" with a reintroduction of compulsory housebuilding targets, calling them "hugely encouraging".
Starmer’s big challenge? Prioritising growth over popularity July 4, 2024 Starmer may lose a few points in the polls and his constituency MPs may squeal about it. However, it’s time to get on with it.
What makes King’s Cross London’s best train station? Competition July 2, 2024 Passengers on the East Coast mainline enjoy fierce fare competition and a choice of routes, so why isn’t this successful model replicated elsewhere on the network? Asks Tony Lodge What makes King’s Cross unique among London’s train stations? Why do passengers who use the station rate most of its train services the very best in [...]
House prices nudge up in “subdued” property market July 1, 2024 House prices rose just 0.2 per cent between May and June this year, as activity in the market remained "fairly subdued".
Election 2024: Home straight for Sunak and Starmer as polling day approaches July 1, 2024 Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are set to enter the home straight this week as the general election campaign enters its final few days.
Build, Baby, Build: Affordable housing is too hard to sell July 1, 2024 There is a quick fix to get house houses built: Reform Section 106 to make it more viable for developers to sell affordable housing, says Jonathan Seager Housing has been one of the top issues during this general election campaign, with political parties jostling to one up each other in their pledges to tackle a [...]
Election 2024: Starmer and Reeves plan green belt house building blitz June 30, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are planning a housebuilding blitz, including asking councils to review green belt land, in their first days in office.
Build, Baby, Build: Four things the next government must do if it’s serious about growth June 28, 2024 Both parties say they will go for growth, but they are ducking some of the really big questions about how we get there, says James Vitali Both main parties are conscious of how precarious the UK’s public finances will be over the next Parliament. Both are hopeful that a significant uptick in the UK growth [...]
Build, Baby, Build: Move over avo toast, ceramics are Gen Z’s housing crisis crutch June 27, 2024 Gen Z are spending more time and money on interior design, not despite, but because of, the housing crisis, writes Anna Moloney.