These are the two things holding back housebuilding Opinion Falling consumer confidence and severe development unviability are hindering housebuilding. We need a comprehensive strategy including regulatory freezes, a shared equity scheme, and planning reforms to tackle the housing crisis, says Gavin Barwell Everybody knows there is a housing crisis – it has been building for the last 50 years. The victims are all around [...]
Britain needs practical ideas to fix the housing crisis Opinion Prosper UK is bringing together a group of experts with a proven track record of delivery to try to solve the housing crisis, says Gavin Barwell If you were making a list of long-standing public policy failures in this country, housing would be right near the top. We haven’t built enough homes for at least [...]
