Property News · May 21, 2023

Don’t fear gentrification, those new blocks of flats can lead to lower rents | Torsten Bell


Data from the US supports Keir Starmer’s push for more housebuilding in BritainHousing is always centre stage in British politics, usually in the form of support for first-time buyers, like right to buy. But Keir Starmer is making housebuilding a key pre-election dividing line, attacking Rishi Sunak for scrapping the government’s 300,000 homes a year target for England and, more boldly, recognising that some development on green belt land will be required.The Labour leader is up for a row that brings to life his promises to raise growth and home ownership, while highlighting Conservative divisions. Those divisions reflect housebuilding’s most discussed political faultline: Lib Dems scenting blood in Tory shire marginals whenever a single brick is laid. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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