Jon Boys
@jonathanboys.bsky.social
Research lead / Construction economist at Core Five
Looking forward to reading when available online.
July 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Looking forward to reading when available online.
Are you comparing studios and apartments under current size restrictions? If the same space could support that much more density of people, massively suggests the studios are over occupying and could benefit with being smaller. ‘Soviet’ lol, current system with shortages is soviet indeed.
July 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Are you comparing studios and apartments under current size restrictions? If the same space could support that much more density of people, massively suggests the studios are over occupying and could benefit with being smaller. ‘Soviet’ lol, current system with shortages is soviet indeed.
God forbid the market should have a say. Best to stick with the current approach and accept shortages.
July 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
God forbid the market should have a say. Best to stick with the current approach and accept shortages.
I made a gif to show change in housing tenure by age over the last 20 years. Was quite surprised that the increase in renters goes all the way up to the 65-69yr-old group.
July 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I made a gif to show change in housing tenure by age over the last 20 years. Was quite surprised that the increase in renters goes all the way up to the 65-69yr-old group.
I suspect there is a forth option, which is that we change the definition of moderate.
June 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I suspect there is a forth option, which is that we change the definition of moderate.
Sorry if silly question but why is stamp duty relief needed for downsizes? They’re freeing up equity and paying cheaper SD on a smaller home. Is it simply to incentivise? Feels unfair to me.
June 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sorry if silly question but why is stamp duty relief needed for downsizes? They’re freeing up equity and paying cheaper SD on a smaller home. Is it simply to incentivise? Feels unfair to me.
I have a chart for this. This is the last 20 years. We're already seeing a big increase in renters in their sixties.
June 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I have a chart for this. This is the last 20 years. We're already seeing a big increase in renters in their sixties.
or they've just read the article from which the chart derives that shows that indeed, London has become a cycling city.
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
or they've just read the article from which the chart derives that shows that indeed, London has become a cycling city.
Wonder if a feature not a bug. Labour want to focus on new towns and Kahn last week said he changed his mind about the green belt. Flood the shires with displaced young Labour voting Londoners. It's a wonder the Tories didn't build up the cities.
May 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Wonder if a feature not a bug. Labour want to focus on new towns and Kahn last week said he changed his mind about the green belt. Flood the shires with displaced young Labour voting Londoners. It's a wonder the Tories didn't build up the cities.
This is a very good construction focused blog I subscribe to (and pay for). It might be what you're looking for: www.construction-physics.com/p/will-we-ev...
Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?
“Every one of the stars in the sky uses fusion to generate enormous amounts of energy. Why shouldn’t we?”
www.construction-physics.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is a very good construction focused blog I subscribe to (and pay for). It might be what you're looking for: www.construction-physics.com/p/will-we-ev...
Did a big bad wolf write this?
February 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Did a big bad wolf write this?
I have a gif for this. I think the answer is that it's a tomorrow problem.
January 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I have a gif for this. I think the answer is that it's a tomorrow problem.
I use it all day long, largely to write r code and explain things. It’s completely revolutionised my job. I’m v impressed.
January 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I use it all day long, largely to write r code and explain things. It’s completely revolutionised my job. I’m v impressed.
Recently released data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, showed significant growth in the pay of some construction trades. Scaffolders, Painter decorators, and stonemasons all had hourly wage growth greater than 12% in the year to April 2024. The economy wide figure was 6.4%.
November 12, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Recently released data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, showed significant growth in the pay of some construction trades. Scaffolders, Painter decorators, and stonemasons all had hourly wage growth greater than 12% in the year to April 2024. The economy wide figure was 6.4%.
Wage growth continues to strengthen in construction while it held steady in the rest of the private sector. Wages grew by 4.3% in construction (up from 4.1% in the last period). This compares to growth of 4.8% in the private sector.
November 12, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Wage growth continues to strengthen in construction while it held steady in the rest of the private sector. Wages grew by 4.3% in construction (up from 4.1% in the last period). This compares to growth of 4.8% in the private sector.
Job vacancies - a good proxy for labour demand – remain relatively high in construction. They grew 10.2% on the year while decreasing by 13.6% for the economy in general. They are now 37.0% higher than the pre-pandemic level.
November 12, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Job vacancies - a good proxy for labour demand – remain relatively high in construction. They grew 10.2% on the year while decreasing by 13.6% for the economy in general. They are now 37.0% higher than the pre-pandemic level.
4/n We can already see the effect of ISG’s collapse in the figures. Rallying demand and a tighter construction labour market should help people find other jobs in the sector.
October 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM
4/n We can already see the effect of ISG’s collapse in the figures. Rallying demand and a tighter construction labour market should help people find other jobs in the sector.
3/n Wage growth continues to strengthen in construction while it weakens in the rest of the private sector. Wages grew by 4.2% in construction compared to 4.8% in the private sector. As there is a lag in the data, construction wages may already be growing stronger than the private sector.
October 15, 2024 at 10:29 AM
3/n Wage growth continues to strengthen in construction while it weakens in the rest of the private sector. Wages grew by 4.2% in construction compared to 4.8% in the private sector. As there is a lag in the data, construction wages may already be growing stronger than the private sector.
2/n Job Vacancies – a good proxy for labour demand – are increasing in construction. They grew 14.9% on the year while decreasing by 14.4% for the economy in general. They are now 44% higher than the pre-pandemic level.
October 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
2/n Job Vacancies – a good proxy for labour demand – are increasing in construction. They grew 14.9% on the year while decreasing by 14.4% for the economy in general. They are now 44% higher than the pre-pandemic level.
I saw a good public lecture by Chris Whitty. He claimed when he went into medicine extending life at all costs was not the norm but now it is. He believes that this is not always people's preference but the medical profession has decided on their behalf - www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCUY...
Summit 2024 session: Future patterns of disease and health care
YouTube video by Nuffield Trust
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October 9, 2024 at 9:36 AM
I saw a good public lecture by Chris Whitty. He claimed when he went into medicine extending life at all costs was not the norm but now it is. He believes that this is not always people's preference but the medical profession has decided on their behalf - www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCUY...