Tag Archives: Housing

Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.

Do we remember when we stopped thinking about the ground beneath our feet as a shared home and started treating it like a high-stakes poker game? Somewhere along the line, “the land” became “real estate.” It stopped being the stage where our lives happen and became an asset class that performs. We talk about itContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.”

Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees

Yet another of my little posts has been confirmed by a reputable organisation. This time it was my look and thoughts on Population Growth and the true cause being financial insecurity and housing costs. The resolution foundation today released a report which agreed with my observations – Key findings There is a large and growingContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees”

Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone

So as part of my Let’s Rethink series I had a ponder about the UK Housing market and what is causing it to stagnate, at the end of that I proposed the invention of a new investment vehicle to help drive building and increase the housing stock. Today (1st April 2026), the Government announced theContinueContinue reading “Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone”

Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?

Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
So let’s imagine this has gone well.

We’ve got a solid idea.
We’ve persuaded a government to back it.
The legislation is being drafted.
The machinery is grinding into life.

Which means — realistically — we’re waiting.

Not months.
Years.

And while all that process is happening, another question naturally pops up:

Is there anything we could start doing now, using the laws and powers we already have?

Lets Rethink Housing: Let’s be honest — we need to stop politicians tinkering.

Lets Rethink Housing:
Let’s be honest — we need to stop politicians tinkering.
If we build a housing system that actually works, how do we protect it from short-term politics, market panic, and the mistakes that broke housing policy before?

Lets Rethink Housing: Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?

Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
What if we could unlock land, build homes, and offer investors a boring alternative to property — without confiscation, forced sales, or blowing up the housing market?

Lets Rethink Housing: People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative?

People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative?
If housing became the default place to put savings because everything else felt worse, what would a boring, stable alternative look like — and could it take some pressure off homes?

Lets Rethink Housing: Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?

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?

Lets Rethink Housing: OK — so how do we actually move forward?

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?

Lets Rethink Housing: OK — so we’ve got a Mexican standoff. How do we move forward?

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.