69 h. ago Save up to £25,000 on a new build home just over 10 miles from Edinburgh city centre

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Economics

7 d. ago To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou

The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homesHousing costs across Europe have become a growing burden for many households, both for those trying to buy and those trying to rent. Over the past decade, property prices have surged faster than incomes in many European countries. The same is true for rents, which have increased exponentially in large cities but have also increased substantially in suburban areas and smaller university towns.Given how much housing costs affect Europeans’ quality of life, it is comparatively absent from the agenda of progressive political parties. When politicians do emphasise housing, the focus is usually solely on building more houses. Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz, for example, promised to build 400,000 new homes in Germany every year – a goal his government failed to reach by some distance. At the same time, far-right parties such as the Freedom party (PVV) in the Netherlands or Chega in Portug...

Events

7 d. ago Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling the rise of the far right. Our research shows how to address it | Tarik Abou

The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homesReport: European progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchersHousing costs across Europe have become a growing burden for many households, both for those trying to buy and those trying to rent. Over the past decade, property prices have surged faster than incomes in many European countries. The same is true for rents, which have increased exponentially in large cities but have also increased substantially in suburban areas and smaller university towns.Given how much housing costs affect Europeans’ quality of life, it is comparatively absent from the agenda of progressive political parties. When politicians do emphasise housing, the focus is usually solely on building more houses. Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz, for example, promised to build 400,000 new homes in Germany every year – a goal his government failed to reach by some distance. At the same ti...

Events

2 w. ago Gulf’s Arada Buys London Waterfront Plot To Build 5,000 Homes

Gulf’s Arada Buys London Waterfront Plot To Build 5,000 Homes  Bloomberg.com

Politics

3 w. ago Welsh Government will miss huge target as latest figures show house building is lagging

The Welsh Government wanted to build 20,000 low-carbon social homes for rent by next year, but it is set to miss that target

Politics

3 w. ago How one of Wales' most notorious housing estates will look like after massive scheme to transform 1,000 homes

There are plans to build over 1,000 new homes in the area over the next 10 years.

Politics

3 w. ago Village at war with council over new homes plan for countryside that inspired Jane Austen

The rolling fields of east Hampshire are said to have helped the author pen some of her most famous novels, including Pride and Prejudice - but locals now fear they will soon be "concreted over"

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3 w. ago Residents' fury over plans to build 20,000 new homes on countryside that inspired Jane Austen

Locals in East Hampshire fear Labour's housing targets will turn the green fields that inspired Pride & Prejudice into sprawling housing estates.

Politics