The Autumn Statement and Spending Review were far too interventionist.
But why does the council retain ownership of empty buildings for so long?
Goodbye, Austerity Chancellor. Hello, leadership contender. The Autumn Statement was framed to please Conservative backbenchers rather than crafted to balance the books.
Licensing skews the inspections effort towards the good landlords – while the criminal element is ignored.
He has succeeded in boosting recovery, but failed to eliminate the deficit. Now he must prove his determination to fix that roof – whether the sun is shining or not.
Lord Lexden’s Bill provides an opportunity to bring real localism and better design to building new homes.
These two acres are used as an overnight cleaning shack – with no housing on top of it. Nothing. Zilch. Not a square metre of living room: just thin air.
Our country, families, the environment, home – we love them all. The object of life is love and we ought to aspire toward the triumph of love.
The Labour council’s planning delays make it harder to fix the mistakes of the 1960s.
This other Nordic country is doing a lot to tackle homelessness.
The objective must be to create more attractive places for people to raise families.
Unless they’re headed off, difficulties at the ballot box threaten to bog down the process.
So said Grant Shapps, eight years ago. Conservatives shouldn’t forget it now.
The right to buy policy is working but it needs to go further.
The bad landlords should pay for enforcement through fines.