Starmer's vision quest

[bobzmyunkle]

Brownfield sites, Council houses. You'd thing an ultra lefty like Starmer would dive right in.

 

[CXRAndy]

We dont have a building problem. The UK has an immigration problem. Far too many people.

 

[CXRAndy]

Well done Rachel


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[Psamathe]

Again, that reads like a developer problem, not a Labour problem.

I think it comes from developers having different motives than Labour. Labour want more houses for people to buy/live in whereas developers what higher profits and returns for investors.

Developers achieve their aims from building the sorts of properties that return highest profits rather than what society needs. They can also improve returns for investors through land banks (buy land without planning permissions, get planning permission and their book value increases without any need for actually building anything).

Sadly Labour policy is too influenced by lobbyists. What I think they should be prioritising is enabling Councils to build (is borrow to build), housing associations and trusts, etc. where the motives are better aligned with the needs of society.

Developers might not like developing on brownfield sites but the UK is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. We should not be throwing away our environment for the cause of developer profits, particularly where those profits are not from addressing the needs of society.

 

[BoldonLad]

Reads like the problem is with Netanyahu, Donnie, and the builders. Not Labour.
I see that answer as government funded building project of genuine affordable housing (ie 2 bed max) and reap the profits from sales or rent.

I dare say that it is not that simple and requires long term planning instead of under 4 years.

Yes, local authorities who have set up as Developers have shown the way

 

[BoldonLad]

Brownfield sites, Council houses. You'd thing an ultra lefty like Starmer would dive right in.

Didn’t Ms Rayner “invent” a new category of “grey belt”, which was the former “greenbelt” sites adjacent to existing developments, thus enabling unending urban spread?