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Huseyin Huseyin-Photoroom

Those who accuse housebuilders of landbanking misunderstand how development works

By Huseyin Huseyin

The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin

Paul Smith Strategic Land Group-Photoroom 1

The planning system needs to take viability more seriously

By Paul Smith

Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith