Rally for the Builders Not the Blockers

Rally for the Builders Not the Blockers

Paul Brocklehurst, Chairman of the LPDF, speaking to a packed out room at the Labour Party Conference on Sunday at a ‘Rally for the Builders not the Blockers’. Such a positive event, with a cross-section of speakers from both the public and private sectors, all...
Live from CPC2

Live from CPC2

There has certainly been a clear change in tone surrounding the Conference and a more positive message for our industry coming from the likes of Michael Gove MP and Rachel Maclean MP, the latter even embracing the Young Liberal’s slogan of ‘Just Build More Bloody...
LSE IQ Podcast – How can We Make Homes More Affordable?

LSE IQ Podcast – How can We Make Homes More Affordable?

In this recent LSE Podcast, with contributions from Professor Christian Hilber and Kath Scanlon, we hear how regulations such as the Green Belt are providing a real barrier to the delivery of housing by preventing our cities from growing outwards and how due to Right...
Dramatic Drop in New Homes as ‘Perfect Storm’ Strikes 

Dramatic Drop in New Homes as ‘Perfect Storm’ Strikes 

The number of new homes built each year in England could slump to its lowest level since the second world war due to a perfect storm of government policies and higher mortgage rates, the house building industry has warned. New research predicts that changes by...