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The free market case for leasehold reform

by Sam Bidwell | Apr 8, 2024 | Residential Investor, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

From obscure 12th century statutes to amusing judicial wigs, there’s much to admire in the gradual development of Britain’s legal order. However, the outdated leasehold system which plagues more than 5m homes in England and Wales is an altogether less charming...

England’s rural housing crisis could be solved by fixing land prices and bringing land into public ownership

by Nick Gallent | Mar 25, 2024 | The Analyst, zNewsletter

Young people are reportedly being priced out of rural communities by soaring housing costs. Official statistics for England show that affordability in rural parts of the country is worse than in towns and cities, excluding London. In 2021, even...

Space to think

by Richard Rose-Casemore | Mar 18, 2024 | The Architect, zOtherDiversions

When Design Engine Architects redeveloped the new urban campus for Oxford Brookes University, the hoardings screening the construction site were cleverly branded by the marketing team with the words “Space to Think”; the positive message to the students and staff...

Can Oxford Street sell offices?

by Duncan Lamb | Mar 11, 2024 | The Analyst

Marks & Spencer has won its appeal against Michael Gove’s decision to reject the retailer’s plans to demolish and rebuild its Marble Arch store. But are offices on Oxford Street a good idea? Many years ago, I was having lunch with a London office agent who...

High costs, greenlash hit Europe

by Nikolai G. Wenzel | Mar 11, 2024 | The Economist, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

The eyes of the world may be on the US presidential election. But another, usually sleepy campaign is underway: European Parliament elections in June 2024. Most of the action takes place in the executive and bureaucracy (the European Commission). But Parliament must...