by James Gradel | Oct 29, 2025 | Housing Research, Policy
The Government has made significant progress in its first year of streamlining the planning process and has announced three new towns to be initiated during this Parliament. The goals are simple: build new homes for workers and grow the economy. One effective way to...
by James Gradel | Oct 8, 2025 | Housing Research, Policy
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...
by James Gradel | Aug 20, 2025 | Housing Research, Policy
Residential annexes are Britain’s most overlooked housing opportunity: low-impact, family-friendly, and essential for scaling up new infill homes. Drawing on international success and UK examples, this piece sets out how a clear national framework and locally tailored...
by Kane Emerson & John Myers | Jul 22, 2025 | Policy
This week brought two pieces of news on planning. First, we now know that the consultation on ‘brownfield passports’ will be delayed. The Government’s intention is that these passports will make it easier to build more homes on previously developed land. They were...
by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | Policy
Image: a disused that does little for biodiversity. Source: Wikimedia Commons This is a guest post from Alfie Robinson. Alfie is a historian and heritage consultant operating across England, with a keen interest in policy issues. You can find Alfie on LinkedIn or find...
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