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Help us build a future with more homes for all 🏘️👇
At next week’s budget, the Chancellor is set to give the go-ahead to extend the DLR to Thamesmead.
🚆The DLR extension will enable 25,000 new, well-connected homes.
Take a look at the Thamesmead Riverside, a disused brownfield site where many new homes will be built.
🚆The DLR extension will enable 25,000 new, well-connected homes.
Take a look at the Thamesmead Riverside, a disused brownfield site where many new homes will be built.
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At next week’s budget, the Chancellor is set to give the go-ahead to extend the DLR to Thamesmead.
🚆The DLR extension will enable 25,000 new, well-connected homes.
Take a look at the Thamesmead Riverside, a disused brownfield site where many new homes will be built.
🚆The DLR extension will enable 25,000 new, well-connected homes.
Take a look at the Thamesmead Riverside, a disused brownfield site where many new homes will be built.
Lambeth Council in partnership with Pocket Living will build 92 new homes near Streatham Hill station.
50% of the new homes will be a mix of affordable tenures including 15 social rent homes.
50% of the new homes will be a mix of affordable tenures including 15 social rent homes.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Lambeth Council in partnership with Pocket Living will build 92 new homes near Streatham Hill station.
50% of the new homes will be a mix of affordable tenures including 15 social rent homes.
50% of the new homes will be a mix of affordable tenures including 15 social rent homes.
Planning news:
Newham council has approved a new 31-storey student housing tower on Stratford High Street in East London, with 35% of flats at affordable rents.
Newham council has approved a new 31-storey student housing tower on Stratford High Street in East London, with 35% of flats at affordable rents.
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Planning news:
Newham council has approved a new 31-storey student housing tower on Stratford High Street in East London, with 35% of flats at affordable rents.
Newham council has approved a new 31-storey student housing tower on Stratford High Street in East London, with 35% of flats at affordable rents.
Rent growth in Bend, Oregon fell from 8% in 2021 to just 0.3% today.
Why? The city built 1,000 apartments this year - the most in its history.
Building more homes reduces rents!
Why? The city built 1,000 apartments this year - the most in its history.
Building more homes reduces rents!
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Rent growth in Bend, Oregon fell from 8% in 2021 to just 0.3% today.
Why? The city built 1,000 apartments this year - the most in its history.
Building more homes reduces rents!
Why? The city built 1,000 apartments this year - the most in its history.
Building more homes reduces rents!
Ballymore and Sainsbury’s have been granted planning for a £3 billion, 2,500-home canalside neighbourhood in Ladbroke Grove, West London.
The 19-acre brownfield site – much of which has been vacant for FORTY years – will now contain shops, green space and 500 affordable homes.
The 19-acre brownfield site – much of which has been vacant for FORTY years – will now contain shops, green space and 500 affordable homes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ballymore and Sainsbury’s have been granted planning for a £3 billion, 2,500-home canalside neighbourhood in Ladbroke Grove, West London.
The 19-acre brownfield site – much of which has been vacant for FORTY years – will now contain shops, green space and 500 affordable homes.
The 19-acre brownfield site – much of which has been vacant for FORTY years – will now contain shops, green space and 500 affordable homes.
A project to restore a *miniature railway* in a seaside village has been CANCELLED due to planning difficulties.
The project’s leader has been left with a ‘broken heart’ after his 400m railway plans were prevented.
The project’s leader has been left with a ‘broken heart’ after his 400m railway plans were prevented.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A project to restore a *miniature railway* in a seaside village has been CANCELLED due to planning difficulties.
The project’s leader has been left with a ‘broken heart’ after his 400m railway plans were prevented.
The project’s leader has been left with a ‘broken heart’ after his 400m railway plans were prevented.
Today, house prices have hit a record high.
The average home now costs £299,862 – that’s eight times the median annual salary.
This means that Britain's homes have become 30% more expensive in the space of seven years 👇
The average home now costs £299,862 – that’s eight times the median annual salary.
This means that Britain's homes have become 30% more expensive in the space of seven years 👇
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Today, house prices have hit a record high.
The average home now costs £299,862 – that’s eight times the median annual salary.
This means that Britain's homes have become 30% more expensive in the space of seven years 👇
The average home now costs £299,862 – that’s eight times the median annual salary.
This means that Britain's homes have become 30% more expensive in the space of seven years 👇
California approved 100,000+ new homes in under 10 years with a massive 81% of the public on-side.
How? Here are four graphics on why back garden granny flats (AKA ADUs or residential annexes) are so effective AND popular 👇
How? Here are four graphics on why back garden granny flats (AKA ADUs or residential annexes) are so effective AND popular 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
California approved 100,000+ new homes in under 10 years with a massive 81% of the public on-side.
How? Here are four graphics on why back garden granny flats (AKA ADUs or residential annexes) are so effective AND popular 👇
How? Here are four graphics on why back garden granny flats (AKA ADUs or residential annexes) are so effective AND popular 👇
News:
TWO THIRDS of all Londoners between the ages of 25 and 45 are borrowing to cover housing costs.
TWO THIRDS of all Londoners between the ages of 25 and 45 are borrowing to cover housing costs.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
News:
TWO THIRDS of all Londoners between the ages of 25 and 45 are borrowing to cover housing costs.
TWO THIRDS of all Londoners between the ages of 25 and 45 are borrowing to cover housing costs.
Lewisham Council has approved plans to transform an ageing shopping centre into 1,700 high-rise homes.
The revamp will also build a new town centre, community facilities and urban green spaces.
Here's the before versus after 👇
The revamp will also build a new town centre, community facilities and urban green spaces.
Here's the before versus after 👇
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Lewisham Council has approved plans to transform an ageing shopping centre into 1,700 high-rise homes.
The revamp will also build a new town centre, community facilities and urban green spaces.
Here's the before versus after 👇
The revamp will also build a new town centre, community facilities and urban green spaces.
Here's the before versus after 👇
TODAY: an interesting example of how to add more homes in London.
New homes on a former car park in Abbey Wood – but why not three-storey terraces?
New homes on a former car park in Abbey Wood – but why not three-storey terraces?
October 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
TODAY: an interesting example of how to add more homes in London.
New homes on a former car park in Abbey Wood – but why not three-storey terraces?
New homes on a former car park in Abbey Wood – but why not three-storey terraces?
CONFIRMED: a retail park in Salford will be transformed into a new community of 3,300 homes.
The community will provide 660 affordable homes, alongside vital local infrastructure including a space for GPs and dentists.
The community will provide 660 affordable homes, alongside vital local infrastructure including a space for GPs and dentists.
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
CONFIRMED: a retail park in Salford will be transformed into a new community of 3,300 homes.
The community will provide 660 affordable homes, alongside vital local infrastructure including a space for GPs and dentists.
The community will provide 660 affordable homes, alongside vital local infrastructure including a space for GPs and dentists.
The Mayor of the West Midlands has announced £40 million for the Social Housing Accelerator Fund.
This is in light of a change in government policy that empowers the Mayor to fund the building of new homes.
This is in light of a change in government policy that empowers the Mayor to fund the building of new homes.
October 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Mayor of the West Midlands has announced £40 million for the Social Housing Accelerator Fund.
This is in light of a change in government policy that empowers the Mayor to fund the building of new homes.
This is in light of a change in government policy that empowers the Mayor to fund the building of new homes.
NEW: the government has announced a package of planning and infrastructure reforms.
It includes a measure to help speed up building the new reservoirs that are vital to delivering new homes in a range of places.
It includes a measure to help speed up building the new reservoirs that are vital to delivering new homes in a range of places.
October 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
NEW: the government has announced a package of planning and infrastructure reforms.
It includes a measure to help speed up building the new reservoirs that are vital to delivering new homes in a range of places.
It includes a measure to help speed up building the new reservoirs that are vital to delivering new homes in a range of places.
NEW:
Last week, the government announced an £84 million injection to tackle homelessness.
Nearly £70 million will help prevent rough sleeping, while £11 million will go towards children and families in temporary accommodation to help them access food, travel and laundry.
Last week, the government announced an £84 million injection to tackle homelessness.
Nearly £70 million will help prevent rough sleeping, while £11 million will go towards children and families in temporary accommodation to help them access food, travel and laundry.
October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW:
Last week, the government announced an £84 million injection to tackle homelessness.
Nearly £70 million will help prevent rough sleeping, while £11 million will go towards children and families in temporary accommodation to help them access food, travel and laundry.
Last week, the government announced an £84 million injection to tackle homelessness.
Nearly £70 million will help prevent rough sleeping, while £11 million will go towards children and families in temporary accommodation to help them access food, travel and laundry.
🚨TODAY: A new article on why homes in the UK are so unaffordable.
Following a recent FT article that critiqued the need to build more homes, our latest piece sets out exactly why new homes are the solution to the housing crisis.
Here are the key takeaways 🧵
Following a recent FT article that critiqued the need to build more homes, our latest piece sets out exactly why new homes are the solution to the housing crisis.
Here are the key takeaways 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚨TODAY: A new article on why homes in the UK are so unaffordable.
Following a recent FT article that critiqued the need to build more homes, our latest piece sets out exactly why new homes are the solution to the housing crisis.
Here are the key takeaways 🧵
Following a recent FT article that critiqued the need to build more homes, our latest piece sets out exactly why new homes are the solution to the housing crisis.
Here are the key takeaways 🧵
NEW TODAY: two public government housing consultations have opened
October 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
NEW TODAY: two public government housing consultations have opened
NEW! A 6.3-hectare brownfield site with the capacity for over 1,000 new homes and vibrant community spaces has entered the market stage.
Once Chelmsford Council finds a development partner, the site will be one of the biggest homebuilding projects in Essex.
Once Chelmsford Council finds a development partner, the site will be one of the biggest homebuilding projects in Essex.
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW! A 6.3-hectare brownfield site with the capacity for over 1,000 new homes and vibrant community spaces has entered the market stage.
Once Chelmsford Council finds a development partner, the site will be one of the biggest homebuilding projects in Essex.
Once Chelmsford Council finds a development partner, the site will be one of the biggest homebuilding projects in Essex.
NEW! This week, the High Court has thrown out the legal challenge against a new town in East Herts.
10,000 new homes (2,300 of which will be affordable), seven primary and two secondary schools, and over £1.3bn of investment will now go ahead!
10,000 new homes (2,300 of which will be affordable), seven primary and two secondary schools, and over £1.3bn of investment will now go ahead!
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
NEW! This week, the High Court has thrown out the legal challenge against a new town in East Herts.
10,000 new homes (2,300 of which will be affordable), seven primary and two secondary schools, and over £1.3bn of investment will now go ahead!
10,000 new homes (2,300 of which will be affordable), seven primary and two secondary schools, and over £1.3bn of investment will now go ahead!
Shocking affordability news:
This week, the ONS published new housing affordability data.
The ONS found that in London, the average home was UNAFFORDABLE for ANY household income decile.
This week, the ONS published new housing affordability data.
The ONS found that in London, the average home was UNAFFORDABLE for ANY household income decile.
September 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Shocking affordability news:
This week, the ONS published new housing affordability data.
The ONS found that in London, the average home was UNAFFORDABLE for ANY household income decile.
This week, the ONS published new housing affordability data.
The ONS found that in London, the average home was UNAFFORDABLE for ANY household income decile.
New homes in Bristol?
Consultation has opened on plans for 510 new homes on a major Brownfield site!
30% will be affordable — and proceeds will help unlock the new Ashton Gate Sports and Convention Centre.
Consultation has opened on plans for 510 new homes on a major Brownfield site!
30% will be affordable — and proceeds will help unlock the new Ashton Gate Sports and Convention Centre.
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New homes in Bristol?
Consultation has opened on plans for 510 new homes on a major Brownfield site!
30% will be affordable — and proceeds will help unlock the new Ashton Gate Sports and Convention Centre.
Consultation has opened on plans for 510 new homes on a major Brownfield site!
30% will be affordable — and proceeds will help unlock the new Ashton Gate Sports and Convention Centre.
New from us:
A volunteer's blog on what Dublin, London & California can teach us about fixing housing — and why granny flats could be a powerful tool for infill homebuilding.
Read it here:
A volunteer's blog on what Dublin, London & California can teach us about fixing housing — and why granny flats could be a powerful tool for infill homebuilding.
Read it here:
Lessons from the housing crisis in Ireland - YIMBY Alliance
This is a guest piece from Connor Holbert. Connor is a working professional who lives in London. He has also lived in the United States, Mexico, and Ireland, personally witnessing how housing scarcity affected each country. I moved to Dublin in autumn 2022. By then, the housing shortage had already spread across much of the […]
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September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New from us:
A volunteer's blog on what Dublin, London & California can teach us about fixing housing — and why granny flats could be a powerful tool for infill homebuilding.
Read it here:
A volunteer's blog on what Dublin, London & California can teach us about fixing housing — and why granny flats could be a powerful tool for infill homebuilding.
Read it here:
An incredible transformation of a High Street in Southwark:
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
An incredible transformation of a High Street in Southwark:
This week, YIMBY Alliance hosted a TUC fringe on how to build more homes and better places where workers need them most.
September 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This week, YIMBY Alliance hosted a TUC fringe on how to build more homes and better places where workers need them most.
What can we learn from the new Housing Secretary’s prior experience in housing?
One interesting example is worth studying:.
As Lambeth leader, Steve Reed initiated the Myatts Field North regeneration in 2012 — delivering 808 new homes, a park and a community centre.
One interesting example is worth studying:.
As Lambeth leader, Steve Reed initiated the Myatts Field North regeneration in 2012 — delivering 808 new homes, a park and a community centre.
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What can we learn from the new Housing Secretary’s prior experience in housing?
One interesting example is worth studying:.
As Lambeth leader, Steve Reed initiated the Myatts Field North regeneration in 2012 — delivering 808 new homes, a park and a community centre.
One interesting example is worth studying:.
As Lambeth leader, Steve Reed initiated the Myatts Field North regeneration in 2012 — delivering 808 new homes, a park and a community centre.