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InsightQ&A: Memery Crystal’s Nicola Kravitz on Renters’ Reform Bill
The head of private client says reform is welcome but the long-awaited RRB is not without its challenges.
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InsightGrainger’s Helen Gordon on the importance of clarity
With housing likely to be a key focus of any election campaign, there have been several positive signs recently that both sides understand that supply is the fundamental issue and a driver of the housing crisis, which is encouraging.
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InsightMTVH’s Geeta Nanda on lessons to be learnt from Windrush
On the 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation’s arrival, their experiences are a cause for celebration while raising serious questions about housing today.
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InsightBlend’s David Alcock on why Sunak cannot afford to put housing on the backburner
At a time when Britain is suffering from a severe housing crisis, especially in the most prosperous places in the Greater South East, this government has taken an increasingly anti-housebuilding and anti-business policy environment stance that is threatening to leave thousands of much-needed new homes on the drawing board and ...
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InsightMake later-living homes a priority
As the Older People’s Housing Taskforce finally gets under way, it will attempt to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the UK – how can suitable housing options be provided for later life?
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InsightDolphin Living’s Olivia Harris why it could almost be 1992 all over again
Next year promises to be one of the most politically charged in a generation. That may sound like a bold statement, given events of recent years have included Brexit, Covid-19, hung parliaments, coalitions and numerous prime ministers.
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InsightStats do not tell the whole story
It is no secret that the UK property market has been affected by the political and economic challenges of the past 12 months.
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InsightColliers’ Erica D’Souza on why advisers should get creative
There is no denying that the market is very challenging right now. With inflation only slowing slightly and the Bank of England continuing to raise interest rates, the common sentiment is that nothing is happening – but things are happening, just not as quickly as people would like, and now ...
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Insight‘Hope value’ plans are ill-conceived
Editor: I write further to your ‘Hope versus housing’ column, which weighed up the latest proposals of the existing Conservative government and the expected Labour government towards the use of compulsory purchase orders in delivering much-needed housing.
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InsightModular homes vision falls flat
I can almost set my watch by it. Every 10 years, it seems, I convince myself that this time, modular housing is finally set to take off. My latest enthusiasm for modern methods of construction (MMC) looks more short-lived than usual.