Monthly Archives: May 2019
One third of all homes with planning permission never get built
At least twice as much land is provided every year for housing than homes started on site and more than 30 per cent of homes with planning permission never get built at all. The number of homes approved for development … Continue reading
Is planning responsible for the housing crisis?
UK Government ministers continue to blame the planning system for the affordability crisis in housing. They are not alone. Many economists also say that planning restrictions stop house-builders from building the amount of homes we need. In April 2019 economist Christian … Continue reading
Is building more unaffordable homes the best way to make housing more affordable?
The solution to a housing crisis of affordability is – we are told – to build more homes. Housing economists agree, however, that we would need to build an unprecedented number of houses to have any effect on prices in … Continue reading