David Kingman reports on the recent suggestion from the Local Government Association that housing developers should face financial penalties for not building homes which have been granted planning permission
Category: Housing
RICS: Rents to rise faster than house prices
David Kingman looks at the prediction from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors that rents could soon rise faster than house prices
Government announces plans to directly commission 13,000 new homes
David Kingman reports on the news that the government is planning to commission the building of thousands of new homes to ease the housing crisis
New report: over-65s now have more wealth than under-45s
David Kingman highlights some recent findings from the Resolution Foundation which show that the over-65s now hold more wealth than those aged under 45
Halifax: Stamp duty reforms appear to have helped first-time buyers
David Kingman reports on new research by the banking chain Halifax that suggests the abolition of “slab” rates of Stamp Duty has helped-first time buyers
What does the Mockingjay teach Generation Squeeze?
In parallel to the work that the Intergenerational Foundation does in the UK, Generation Squeeze campaigns for intergenerational fairness in Canada. In this call to action, Dr Paul Kershaw, of the University of British Columbia and Founder of Generation Squeeze, tells us why it is needed, and why it needs all the support it can… Read more »
Autumn Statement: Osborne announces new higher rates of stamp duty for buy-to-let investors
David Kingman reports on the news that buy-to-let investors will soon have to pay higher rates of stamp duty than owner-occupiers
ONS: Average English house price soars to £299,000
David Kingman looks at the latest data from the ONS on house prices
The bleaker side of living in coastal beauty
It is well known that London housing has become unaffordable for many young people, but the situation is not much better elsewhere, especially for those on the coast, as recent graduate Jack Welch, who lives in the West Country, demonstrates
Conservatives promise to build 200,000 “Starter Homes” – but will they really help first-time buyers?
David Kingman dissects the Conservative government’s plans to provide 200,000 homes at a discount to first-time buyers