I am delighted to announce that I am taking up a new role as Economics Editor at openDemocracy.
How to fix the housing crisis: Take land seriously
This new policy briefing highlights the role of land in the economy and its impact on the housing crisis. We provide a series of recommendations designed to put land to better public use and to start to break the housing market’s dominance over our economy.
Why the Bank of Mum and Dad is another sign of trouble in our housing market
Figures released today show that parents are set to lend more than £6.5bn this year to help their children get on the property ladder, making the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ the UK’s ninth-biggest mortgage lender. The figures are revealing: a further, troubling sign that the UK’s broken housing market is driving a wedge through society.
Laurie Macfarlane 