Housing supply. Why we need more garden cities

The alternative to building lots of homes in many places is build lots of homes in a few places: this would certainly lessen, or at least limit, the political penalty involved.

Benedict McAleenan: Planning departments would make great mutuals

Mutualised planning teams could develop and sell world-leading expertise, for example in heritage, or rural, or high-rise, or low-energy development.

Boris needs a better grip on housing

“Carpe Diem”, Boris – get London building. Creating streets can be good for London, and good for you.

Alex Morton: How the Government can boost housing between now and 2015

There are plenty of ways to solve the problem – what’s needed is the political will.

Alex Morton: Homes – localist policies deliver houses

Those who argue planning reform is unnecessary pave the way for statist proposals

Alex Morton: Striking the right balance in the social housing sector

Alex Morton is Research Director for Housing, Planning and Urban Policy at Policy Exchange. The issue of social housing was a… Read more »

Alex Morton: How to build better homes – for both younger and older people

Alex Morton is Research Director for Housing, Planning and Urban Policy at Policy Exchange. Today, Policy Exchange publishes a new report,… Read more »

Alex Morton: Let’s have more self-build housing – and quick

Alex Morton is Head of Housing and Planning at Policy Exchange. These days, politics is a gloomy business. Politicians talk… Read more »

Alex Morton: Turning housing round

Alex Morton is Research Director for Housing, Planning and Urban Policy at Policy Exchange. Terrible news. There is no other way… Read more »

Alex Morton: Crisis? What Crisis? Why Andrew Lilico is wrong to say the UK has no shortage of housing

Alex Morton is Senior Research Fellow for Housing & Planning at Policy Exchange. On Tuesday, Andrew Lilico argued there is no… Read more »

Alex Morton: Housing – why planning powers should be reshuffled to local people and a new Secretary of State

Alex Morton is Senior Research Fellow for Housing & Planning at Policy Exchange. Housing policy is failing. There is no… Read more »

Alex Morton: The Independent is wrong – renting isn’t always a good thing

Alex Morton is Senior Research Fellow for Housing and Planning at Policy Exchange There is agreement across the Coalition that… Read more »