The views in this article are the views of the author only, and don’t necessarily reflect the views of Priced Out as a whole. Developers’ Affordable Housing contributions can be provided in three ways; they can either provide completed units Read more
Densifying our inefficient suburbs has long been the holy grail for YIMBYs. For years, advocates have been arguing that the best places to build more homes are those where people want to live. This is key to a more prosperous Read more
Edward Donovan read economics at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2022 with a 2:1. Since then, he has worked as an acquisitions analyst at Greycoat Real Estate, a private equity firm. Edward has focussed on residential developments, commercial real Read more
Lucas Blasco Argullós is a postgraduate student at the London School of Economics and Policy Fellow of The Pinsker Centre, a campus-based think tank which facilitates discussion on global affairs and free speech. The views in this article are the author’s own. For Read more
Introduction It is a truth universally acknowledged that housing supply in the UK desperately needs a boost. The question on policymakers’ minds is how to do this in a pragmatic and sustainable way. One potential solution? Full expensing in the Read more
Edinburgh Council recently declared a housing emergency amidst rising levels of homelessness and skyrocketing private rents. Rents have doubled since 2011 and have risen faster than any other UK city in the past year. In recent years, the average detached house has appreciated by more per annum than the Read more
Recently the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined housebuilders in a call for urgent investment in new homes to avoid a national downturn. Following a 41 per cent year-on-year drop in major planning applications, the Mayor reconvened his London Housing Read more
On Wednesday, an honourable endeavour within the House of Lords to reinstate housing targets was defeated. Consequently, the revival of housing targets under this Conservative Government seems highly unlikely. However, what’s surprising is the role played by the Lib Dems Read more
Picture this: you’re casually scrolling through Twitter, ready to retweet cat videos and like memes, when suddenly, a house listing stops you in your tracks. “Is this a joke?” you wonder aloud, squinting at the screen. But as reality sinks Read more
Michael Gove’s speech a few days ago set out a radical plan for which will be music to YIMBY ears: an ambitious raft of housebuilding—where people want to live—to be combined with public services, active travel, and, in the much-discussed Read more