Conservatives for Home Ownership

Independent grassroots campaign to promote pro-build thinking within the Conservative Party. Making the conservative case for building more and building better.

[Conservatives for Home Ownership @ToryHomes]

We’re a new Conservative campaign group making the case for increasing home ownership.

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[Charlotte Gill @CharlotteCGill]

My guest column on page 15 of The Daily Express today 🗞. With thanks to @MattNixson for the commission!

[Ben Southwood @bswud]

In the words of @SteveBakerHW true housing localism is about giving people the power to say ‘no’ but a reason to say ‘yes’. This new report explains how that could be done in England.

[George Freeman FRSA MP @MPGeorgeFreeman]

This👇from @tomhfh @GBNEWS goes to the heart of the biggest driver of inter-generational injustice: housing.

Since c1999, soaring UK house prices have left #generationrent unable to save: paying c50% of their disposable income on rent to #buytolet landlords.

[Ben Southwood @bswud]

Brilliant new paper from the @SMFthinktank, @PricedOutUK, @AnyaMartin8, @SteveBakerHW, @gregsmith_uk & @yimbyalliance. Since 1947 we have never managed to add net homes at the rate of the 1930s or 1820s. Making new housing work for locals could change that https://t.co/uuXWFKoV8b

[Robert Colvile @rcolvile]

Much as I hate to disagree with @FraserNelson et al, I think young people not being able to afford their own homes is a teensy weensy bit more of a factor https://t.co/8wTNUmh5h4

[Conservatives for Home Ownership @ToryHomes]

“The more supply (of any type) we have, the more we chip away at the affordability conundrum” says @Ben_Everitt

[Conservatives for Home Ownership @ToryHomes]

Hearing from @Ben_Everitt, @SCP_Hughes, @AnyaMartin8, @MacdonaldJam and @alexkcrowley about how we reform planning regulations and fix the housing crisis🏡

@ASI #CPC21

[Conservatives for Home Ownership @ToryHomes]

“Post financial crisis we lost so many SME housebuilders because of access to finance. When you talk to the larger housebuilders, they want the smaller developers to succeed too” @Ben_Everitt

[Adam Smith Institute @ASI]

.@alexkcrowley says that the system is optimised for people who don’t want development (aka homeowners). He says we need a louder voice for those who have yet to get on the housing ladder and need more house building

[Adam Smith Institute @ASI]

Our last event of #CPC21 is kicking off right now!

We are discussing how to back better builds and solve the housing crisis!

Featuring @Ben_Everitt, @alexkcrowley, @AnyaMartin8 and @SCP_Hughes

Tune in here on Twitter for updates

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

Creating more opportunities for home ownership is central to this government.🏡

Today we announced the largest single investment in affordable housing in a decade.

Delivering nearly 120,000 new homes. Supporting upto 370,000 new jobs. (1/4)

https://t.co/BTJNe2Rzzt

[Anya Martin @AnyaM8_]

Fascinating read about how our planning system creates the big developer oligopoly by crowding out small and custom builders. And this quote from the Bacon Review is not mincing words!

[theoldbuilding @theoldbuilding]

Attractive terraces with at least four floors, possible basement, narrow quiet road, trees and further greenery. Why can’t we do this? I doubt there would be so much dread of new building if this was a standard.