How can we build the houses Britain needs – and make them better? This is the Money podcast
There has been another row over housing construction.
Labor leader Keir Starmer has said he would bring back an annual housing target of 300,000 after Rishi Sunak scrapped it.
Meanwhile, some Tory MPs in the back seat are reportedly unhappy that their party dumped that target in the first place – by the number stated in the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto.
At the same time, Michael Gove was applauded in many quarters for blocking a project in Kent, as it was considered poor quality and ugly, but Gove is now being sued by developer Berkeley Homes over the decision.
So, what can we do about housing and how do we get out of this mess – especially with the younger generation being squeezed out by high house prices and rents?
In this podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert look at the myriad problems with housebuilding in the UK and what can be done to build better homes that people want to buy and have in their neighbourhood.
Is the answer just reducing housing targets or is it more complicated than that?
Is not wanting housing Nimbyism if it fails to build properly and provide infrastructure?
How can we convince local communities to support new homes?
All this and more are up for discussion.
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Sam North, from eToro, joins us for the latest market update, including the reaction to the Fed’s latest rate hike.
Will a new crackdown on scams finally stop the fraudsters?
And finally we said it was coming. The 5 percent savings rate is back, but should you take one?