A Tangled Web?

In parallel with the Housing and Planning Bill proposals, policies relating to housing have shifted a lot over the past year. This new think-piece looks at how and why this broad range of policies has been created and discusses the potential impact on development as a whole.

The new government has competing priorities in relation to housing – how does it increase housebuilding, improve affordability and increase home ownership while maintaining the confidence of existing home owners that their property value will continue to prove a sound vehicle for capital growth, while also achieving big reductions in public expenditure?

Their answer comes in the form of a variety of housing-related policies: a tangled web of policies that could have a range of implications for housing delivery as a whole.