Monthly Archives: February 2026

Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?
If land-banking and delayed building are often rational responses to risk and incentives, what would need to change for building homes to feel like the sensible choice again?

OK — so how do we actually move forward?
If shouting doesn’t help and waiting feels safe, how do we reduce the risk enough for housing to start moving again — without breaking people or the system?

OK — so we’ve got a Mexican standoff. How do we move forward?
Why the UK housing system feels stuck, why everyone’s waiting for someone else to take the risk, and what actually breaks a stalemate like this.

Surely — housing is as important as roads and water?
A conversational look at why housing fits the definition of infrastructure, and what changes when we start planning it with the same seriousness as roads, water, and power.

Why shouting at landlords and developers doesn’t help
A conversational look at why blame feels satisfying but doesn’t fix the housing shortage — and how incentives, not bad actors, keep the system stuck.

So… who actually benefits when we don’t have enough housing?
A conversational look at how housing shortages create quiet winners, hidden risks, and why fixing the system has become politically uncomfortable.

Should homes really be treated like something to bet on?
A conversational look at how speculation quietly reshaped UK housing — and the contradiction at the heart of treating homes as investments.

Why does so much land sit empty while housing need keeps growing?
A conversational look at why waiting, holding, and delaying have become the sensible choice in UK housing — and what that means for getting unstuck.