Maurice Lange
@mauricelange.bsky.social
keen on there being more houses for everyone. crunching numbers and thinking about urban problems @centreforcities.bsky.social; community unionising @acornunion.bsky.social; other bits
And the long-term questions are different to the short-term ones.
- Social housing needs to be more independent of private sector and backed by more grant funding
- Costs could fall further and the diversity of builders increase if the new London plan makes the system more spatial and rules-based
- Social housing needs to be more independent of private sector and backed by more grant funding
- Costs could fall further and the diversity of builders increase if the new London plan makes the system more spatial and rules-based
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
And the long-term questions are different to the short-term ones.
- Social housing needs to be more independent of private sector and backed by more grant funding
- Costs could fall further and the diversity of builders increase if the new London plan makes the system more spatial and rules-based
- Social housing needs to be more independent of private sector and backed by more grant funding
- Costs could fall further and the diversity of builders increase if the new London plan makes the system more spatial and rules-based
Outside of the emergency measures, sorting out delays at the BSR = a key issue.
The main issue, maybe? If my back of the envelope calculations are correct...
The main issue, maybe? If my back of the envelope calculations are correct...
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Outside of the emergency measures, sorting out delays at the BSR = a key issue.
The main issue, maybe? If my back of the envelope calculations are correct...
The main issue, maybe? If my back of the envelope calculations are correct...
There are other changes which affect viability could help both public & private builders.
Gov and the Mayor should do more on these cost issues
Gov and the Mayor should do more on these cost issues
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There are other changes which affect viability could help both public & private builders.
Gov and the Mayor should do more on these cost issues
Gov and the Mayor should do more on these cost issues
Costs up + prices steady = crunch time. What was viable yesterday isn’t today.
Land prices could absorb these shocks, but this will take time.
In this context, time-bound changes to requirements seem a reasonable split-the-difference kind of approach
Land prices could absorb these shocks, but this will take time.
In this context, time-bound changes to requirements seem a reasonable split-the-difference kind of approach
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Costs up + prices steady = crunch time. What was viable yesterday isn’t today.
Land prices could absorb these shocks, but this will take time.
In this context, time-bound changes to requirements seem a reasonable split-the-difference kind of approach
Land prices could absorb these shocks, but this will take time.
In this context, time-bound changes to requirements seem a reasonable split-the-difference kind of approach
my partner is a lawyer
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
my partner is a lawyer
All credit my graphics colleague at CfC
October 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
All credit my graphics colleague at CfC
There's chart number 2 for the 5% figure
October 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
There's chart number 2 for the 5% figure