Good stuff from @_BusinessLDN on nature and causes of the S106 affordable housing crisis. Antidote to some bad takes out there trying to blame housebuilders for the sudden fall-off in demand for S106 plots which is having such a dramatic adverse impact on supply of all tenures.
NEW: Keir Starmer has waded into Forest's row with the city council on a visit to Nottinghamshire.
Labour's leader said: "As an Arsenal fan, I'm very fond of Notts Forest." More on @nottslive below.
https://t.co/c6htAPkGrO
Brownfield land first cannot mean brownfield land only.
There is simply not enough of it to deliver the number of homes that the country needs each year.
Time for a more honest and strategic approach to greenbelt release and the role it can play in tackling the housing crisis.
Here it is folks - the moment we've all been waiting for...
For the first time in British history, a major party leader has declared themselves a YIMBY.
This is a HUGE moment for the UK Yimby movement. The bar is set.
✍️ "Labour is taking aim at unlovely parts of the greenbelt, and the polls suggest it will be surprisingly popular," writes @KateAndrs.
Read more here ⬇️
https://t.co/BaixnUXRvH
Ensuring that everyone can afford a decent, secure home goes beyond party lines. That's why Simon and I will be parliamentary champions for @PricedOutUK. Labour has made tackling the housing crisis a priority but it's vital we all work together to build the homes Britain needs.
Another very positive contribution from Keir Starmer on housebuilding in today's #PMQs
It's time to bring back housebuilding targets and focus on the real problem - supply.