Place Base Ltd. We provide strategic advisory services for organizations involved in housing, with a focus on enhancing political engagement and fostering strategic partnerships that promote affordable homes and secu...

You can read the full research here placebase.co.uk/research#116...

The staircase safety rule costing the UK 90,000 new homes The need for a second staircase, brought in by the Conservatives after the Grenfell Tower disaster, have frustrated housebuilders, who claim it is unnecessary

The Times have covered our first published research on the impact on supply and safety of second staircases in buildings 18-50metres in height www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Loads of stuff on affordability:
In 2023-24, private renters spent highest proportion of their income on housing (34%) & were most likely of all tenures to report difficulty affording housing costs.
Interesting that social renters in 2023-24 spent less on rent compared with a decade ago (26% vs 29%)

To get landlords building again, we need to tackle viability The government has ambitious plans to deliver new homes, but it needs to tackle viability issues too, say Lindsay Garratt and Matt Cowen at Winckworth Sherwood

This piece hits the nail on the head. Build costs & regulations have far outstripped value increases. We need another approach to achieve viable home- building at scale.

www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/to-get-...

Place Base Ltd. Strategic advisory services for organisations working in and around housing

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