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Time to dispel the Green Belt myths and get Britain building

by Ilana Cantor | Jul 10, 2018 | The Economist

If the Government ever wants to solve the housing crisis, they need to step up and dispel the Green Belt myth that has become so entrenched within the British psyche. The romanticised notion of a “green and pleasant land” is strangling our cities and preventing the...

You don’t need to own a home to benefit from capitalism

by John Myers | Jul 3, 2018 | The Economist

For some Conservatives, home ownership is a precondition for support for capitalism. But is that really the case? After all, you don’t need to own a farm or a factory to enjoy the benefits of their products. You can do very well in a fairly-organised modern economy...

Want to help young people, Theresa? Abolish Stamp Duty

by Matt Gillow | Jun 11, 2018 | The Analyst

So, you want to heal the generational divide? Thinktankers and policymakers have been out in force over the past few weeks throwing ideas around about how to shift some of the burden from the shoulders of my generation – the student loan generation, generation rent,...

Obsessing over empty homes is no way to solve the housing crisis

by Nicholas Boys Smith | May 7, 2018 | Residential Investor

Using the long arm of the law to force-fill empty homes is getting very vogueish. From the far left to the Tory back benches everyone seems to be getting on board with the idea. The Government is legislating to permit greater tax surcharges on empty homes. The...

Admit it – planning has failed us

by Matt Kilcoyne | May 4, 2018 | The Economist

By anyone’s reckoning Britain faces a housing crisis. We simply do not have enough houses in the places that people want to work and live. Why is our planning system so broken? Well, folks, the clue is in the name: planning. We have tested to destruction the idea that...