The housing crisis speaks to unique social injustices – and is distinctly acute in London Richard Blakeway There are overcrowded families living with mould, and schools referring the poor housing of their pupils to the Housing Ombudsman. This housing crisis is ripping our country apart, writes Richard Blakeway
London can solve its housing crisis – if the public sector stops sitting on land THERE is a wonderful description of London from 1622, written by the pamphleteer Donald Lupton. He evokes the “Great Beehive”, “swarming” with people, the capital “a glutton that desires always to be full”. Now the largest city in Europe, Lupton’s characterisation of 400 years ago will be one that many Londoners recognise today. Of course, [...]
How shared ownership can help get Londoners on the housing ladder The Scottish Parliament has set out plans to levy its first tax since 1707. In an effort to support first time buyers, it proposed reforming stamp duty into a marginal – rather than a “slab” – tax, meaning that house sales in Scotland will no longer incur the highest rate on the whole price. These [...]
