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Housing in the UK is “worth” around £6 trillion, but that value is very unevenly distributed. This is a map of total housing wealth in London, rather than house prices – a different view that shows just how concentrated the market has … Continue reading →
Perhaps the biggest pitfall for the planning system is what behavioural science calls “status-quo bias”. We overvalue how things are now, and assume change will make things worse. Nowhere is this more evident than with industrial land, where we fight … Continue reading →
Is it time to redraw the map of London to reflect the reality of its huge economic pull on the wider south-east? New data released last week shows what an even “greater” London might look like. Many British cities have boundaries … Continue reading →
Is it time the debate about the Green Belt got specific? It may have a part to play in solving the housing crisis, but only if we can make the really hard site-by-site decisions about where. This post aims to help … Continue reading →
Is London really “hollowing out”, as the international super-rich use a Chelsea address as an asset class, not a place to live? The idea gained momentum when the Census revealed the population of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) had fallen, leading … Continue reading →
The trouble with a housing crisis is that it unfolds in slow motion, over a generation, so we risk acting too late. In this post I’ve used historical and international comparisons to highlight the scale of the catastrophe we’re creating. The bottom-line … Continue reading →
The big planning question is whether towns and cities should have more space to grow. How should we balance a growing population and protecting the countryside? These maps show how England currently strikes that balance. A recent UK NEA study found that less than 2.3% of England … Continue reading →
