Morten Morland on #NewHomes #RachelReeves #Labour #LabourLandslide – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Morten Morland on #NewHomes #RachelReeves #Labour #LabourLandslide – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
#CapacityCrunch: why the #UK doesn’t have the #power to solve the #HousingCrisis
Our inadequate #ElectricityNetwork is stopping the #building of thousands of #NewHomes. And the necessary move to #LowCarbon heating and cars is only increasing demand
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/04/capacity-crunch-why-the-uk-doesnt-have-the-power-to-solve-housing-crisis
#ToryPoliciesInAction #DontLookUp #UnderfundingPublicInfrastru ture
Capacity crunch on #NationalGrid is delaying #NewHomes in #UK by years
Council leaders warn of ‘#infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect #GreenEnergy schemes and hinder growth
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/10/capacity-crunch-on-national-grid-is-delaying-new-homes-in-uk-by-years
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingCriticalInfrastructure
Cracked tiles, wonky gutters, leaning walls – why are Britain’s new houses so rubbish?
Buying a brand new property these days is often less of a dream home, more a living nightmare.
With housebuilders – and their shareholders – making huge profits, how come so many new builds aren’t up to scratch?
Building firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investment https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/07/building-firms-tell-sunak-undoing-green-policies-will-hit-housing-investment?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Dear #newhomes industry,
You’re right to complain but you already have the power to act. Just get the f on with it. What are you waiting for?
You can already choose to build to higher standards, with solar etc as standard. You have build approval on 1m homes. Yet you choose not to.
Treat it as a race to the top, not the bottom. Convince shareholders. Your turn.
Civic society backs rethink on Local Plan – but warns move could carry risks of more inappropriate developments
A new £45 million #mmc #offsiteconstruction factory for UK #housing, building 4,000 #newhomes per year