The Property Lobby
The Hidden Reality behind the Housing Crisis
1st Edition
Published on 8. April 2020
196 pages
978-1-4473-5023-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this accessible and passionately argued book, Bob Colenutt goes to the roots of the long-term crisis in housing and planning in the UK.
Providing a much needed, in depth critique of the nexus of power of landowners, house builders, financial backers and politicians that makes up the property lobby, this radical book reveals how this complex, self-serving and intimidating network perpetuates a cycle of low supply, high prices and poor building which has resulted in one of the biggest social and economic challenges of our time. With radical ideas for solutions, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in housing, planning and social justice.
Providing a much needed, in depth critique of the nexus of power of landowners, house builders, financial backers and politicians that makes up the property lobby, this radical book reveals how this complex, self-serving and intimidating network perpetuates a cycle of low supply, high prices and poor building which has resulted in one of the biggest social and economic challenges of our time. With radical ideas for solutions, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in housing, planning and social justice.
Reviews / Votes
"The housing crisis stems from a new and unholy alliance of financial, developer and land-owning interests which this timely book uncovers and promises to fix as a central part of fixing the economy and society." Michael Edwards, University College LondonMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle, 1 s/w Abbildung
1 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-5023-1 (9781447350231)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447350231
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Person
Bob Colenutt is an activist and commentator on housing and planning, and a part-time Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.
Content
The finance-housebuilding complex
The housing shortage
The housebuilding business
Financing housing investment
The property lobby
Shaping national housing and planning policy
The 2008 financial crash continues
The housebuilders and affordable housing
How the social and affordable housing sectors got swallowed
Local case studies
Unblocking the impasse
The housing shortage
The housebuilding business
Financing housing investment
The property lobby
Shaping national housing and planning policy
The 2008 financial crash continues
The housebuilders and affordable housing
How the social and affordable housing sectors got swallowed
Local case studies
Unblocking the impasse
