Its the boiled frog and Putin has ensured that Russia is the frog. At the start of this war we had hyperventilating individuals here (and genuine politicians abroad) saying that Russia couldn't … (View Post)

It is my solution, let people build what they want within design codes yes, but the design codes should be broad and about safety primarily and have a lot of flexibility for individual choice. I woul… (View Post)

Yes the problem is that land should cost peanuts but if permission is granted then suddenly its got 00's added to the price which means that is the starting point to which build costs get added … (View Post)

Yes, so they weren't just valuing 1-2 bedroom flats in Birmingham at half a million pounds each, but they spent £325m on the development of 755 homes. So they spent close to a cool half million … (View Post)

Build costs are only astronomical if you choose them to be. Its a preposterous price for a 1-2 bed apartment and someone has seen the Council taxpayers coming and made off like a bandit if they'… (View Post)