Trixy·1d agoBritain's housing crisis is a wealth transfer from young to old, not a supply problemHomeownership among 25-year-olds has collapsed from 43% to 16% while the price-to-earnings ratio has doubled to roughly 7x — and the people…
Dr Ian Gardner·3d ago4,000 more social homes? Let’s count them properly this timeIn April I wrote a short piece asking what had happened to the promise of 20,000 new affordable homes for rent in Wales. The promise had…
Alicia Mortlock·Oct 31The Neighbourhood Intelligence ServiceBeneath my flat’s foundations, I’m sure there are ghosts of another life, when Benedictine monks tended their vines on this very ground.
Trixy·Oct 30Britain's wealth is buried in bricks, not built in factoriesThe UK holds £5.4 trillion in housing wealth while its workers' share of GDP has fallen from 71.9% to 59.3% since 1975.
Dr Ian Gardner·Oct 28From 301 days to 46: what the voids numbers are (and aren’t) telling usImagine for a minute that you are a councillor on a scrutiny panel or you are a new housing association board member. The report in front…
Trixy·Oct 25Britain's housing crisis is a class war disguised as a market failureHomeownership has collapsed for under-40s while the top 1% hold more wealth than 70% of the country combined — and the political class has…
OmniLedger Ltd.·Oct 23Muircroft Housing Association Implements PyramidG2Following the appointment of Director Duncan Clark in August 2024, Muircroft Housing Association began reviewing its data management and…
Dr Ian Gardner·Oct 22Awaab’s Law Phase 2: the deadlines are the easy partFrom 30 November, Awaab’s Law extends to seven more hazard groups. Meeting the deadlines is one thing; proving it is another.
Kate Burrows·Oct 13Affordable Housing?The only solution that seems like a solution also appears completely, utterly unobtainable.
Trixy·Oct 7Britain's housing crisis is a liquidity crisis, not a shortage crisisWith 44% of homes underoccupied and transaction costs locking 25 million people in the wrong places, the problem isn't how many houses we…
