Perceptions of a Housing Crisis - Peter Bill

If we build more houses will that lower prices.

Is planning reform the answer?

Is land banking a problem we should be concerned with?

I speak to Veteran of the property industry Peter Bill to discuss peoples Perceptions of the Housing Crisis and why he feels many of these perceptions are incorrect.

Peter tells us

His background and extensive career in Property and Journalism.

Why he feels the state cannot exert control over housing in the UK.

How the price of new homes is linked to second hand homes.

How the economics of Housebuilding works.

How land use for housing has changed over the years.

How the rate of Sale Per Outlet Week (SPOW) is a key metric for Housebuilders and the housing market.

Why he feels building more houses will not decrease prices.

How housebuilding correlates with economic output.

Why the economics of building large blocks of flats is different to Housebuilding.

Why he feels improving the planning system has never resulted in more homes.

Why developers should not rely on the state to help them.

His thoughts on the governments current planning reform.

Why prefabricated building has not and is not the answer.

Why he feels the infrastructure of building council & low cost housing has been destroyed.

How the sizes of homes have got smaller over time.

How the amount of homes per hectare has changed in the last 30 years..

Why it has become so difficult for SME developers in the UK.

And so much more.

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