Much, not all, of the building is to keep pace with migration. Even if there were zero net migration we would still need massive house building for two reasons. 1 - Our chronic shortage would still e… (View Post)

Indeed, the advantage of apprenticeships is that people can earn a salary while working instead of paying fees. What is remarkable is that jobs that used to be done via either on-the-job training or … (View Post)

Whether its in-house or sub-contracted is moot, the point either way is its contracted and costed. Churning out thousands of pages of documentation is affordable if you are doing so for a development… (View Post)

Of all the reasons that Labour might be finished then banning a 9/11 "truther" who claims Jews were behind 9/11 is hardly top of the list as to why that is so. The number of votes that will… (View Post)

If it weren't for our broken planning system behemoth firms like Barrett would not exist. In countries with healthy planning regulations, smaller developments by smaller firms are much more comm… (View Post)