The cause of the affordability crisis

The cause of the affordability crisis

Britain’s housing crisis is, at root, a shortage in the places people need to live. That is why prices sit far above what it costs to build, why young people delay forming households, and why rents are so high. Tax tweaks could free up some extra homes, but they...
Reform planning to build more social homes

Reform planning to build more social homes

Social homes are a crucial component of the UK’s housing mix. They are a vital tool in addressing the housing crisis and ensuring everyone can have a safe place to live. There are over 1.2 million people on local authority housing waiting lists, and many more who...
East-West Rail: new New Towns

East-West Rail: new New Towns

‘Then, as the millennium was dawning, a miracle happened. The government returned every penny that I had paid in taxes over the previous 40 years. So for four decades I had lived tax free – and I had not dodged the taxman! How was this possible? I ‘confessed’ in...