Housing policy
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Regulation & Law
Estate agents disappointed by Labour – survey findings
Survey shows just 7% of estate agents believe the Government’s approach to the property industry is ‘positive’.
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Nigel Lewis
Practicality, not politics
Nigel Lewis has a historical perspective on housing policy and can’t see anything of hope for housing with the current direction of thought.
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Latest property news
Look away for a second and the housing minister has changed again!
In an unbelievable course of events, DLUHC now has its 14th housing minister in 12 years.
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Land & New Homes
London Mayor’s Housing policy
Sadiq Khan, the new London Mayor, says that his biggest priority is to build thousands more homes every year. “Our capital needs more than 50,000 new homes a year – yet Boris Johnson built barely half that number.” He also vows to create a living rent and improve the private rented sector in the Capital. This sounds good, most property professionals would agree… but is it possible? Miles Gibson, Head of UK Research, CBRE UK said, There are key areas, specifically housing planning, investment in infrastructure and ensuring London’s placemaking continues to be world class, which must be capitalised upon if it is to prove a successful term in office. “To date there has been little detail on how the new Mayor’s manifesto will be funded, in particular the infrastructure investment and proposed surface transport improvements. It’s the detail behind these numbers which is most eagerly anticipated by the property industry.” Adam Challis, Head of JLL Residential Research, said, “Sadiq Khan has said he will introduce a 50 per cent affordable housing target for new developments, and use mayoral planning powers to stop ‘buy-to-leave.’ He also vowed to stop homes being sold off in advance to foreign investors. In reality,…
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Housing Market
Housing policy set to dominate London Mayoral elections
The chronic shortage of residential properties in London is one of this country’s “biggest public policy failures of the last 50 years”, according Lord Bob Kerslake (right), who has been appointed Chairman of a new commission set up to help boost the supply of affordable homes in the capital. Lord Bob Kerslake, the former head of the civil service and existing Chairman of Peabody, will, along with Terrie Alafat, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) head up the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) commission, which will also be joined by Mark Clare (left), the outgoing Chief Executive of Barratt Homes, Nick Walkley, Chief Executive of Haringey Council and Professor Rebecca Tunstall of the University of York. Lord Kerslake said the lack of housing in London, particularly affordable properties, may deter many firms from relocating to the capital, while many couples are being forced to delay having children. “This is one of the defining challenges for London,” he said. “It puts at risk London’s global status because if it becomes increasingly too expensive to live in London, why would businesses come here?” The new Commission on Affordable Housing in London, set up by the IPPR think tank,…
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