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Month: May 2017

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 Laurie Macfarlane News

New role as Economics Editor at openDemocracy

I am delighted to announce that I am taking up a new role as Economics Editor at openDemocracy.

May 9, 2017May 28, 2017 Laurie Macfarlane Land and housing

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.

May 2, 2017May 29, 2017 Laurie Macfarlane Land and housing

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.

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