Published
May 6, 2020Page count
196 pagesISBN
978-1447348160Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
May 6, 2020Page count
196 pagesISBN
978-1447340492Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
May 6, 2020Page count
196 pagesISBN
978-1447350248Imprint
Policy PressPublished
May 6, 2020Page count
196 pagesISBN
978-1447350248Imprint
Policy Press
The Property Lobby
In the media
On our blog: Can the General Election put a stop to the housing crisis?
'Fatcat developers created our housing crisis. Here's how to stop them' in The Guardian
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.
“The perfect guide, taking us through the complex and unforgiving realities of the contemporary housing market, exploring how the same interests always seem to win, even as the supply of genuinely affordable housing remains stubbornly inadequate.” Allan Cochrane, The Open University
“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 London
“Traces how public policy on housebuilding has elevated profit-taking above the need for social and affordable housing and demonstrates the vital role that community action has in challenging our rigged planning and housing system.” Jerry Flynn, 35% Campaign
Bob Colenutt is an activist and commentator on housing and planning, and a part-time Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.
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
