Even if you started building a million homes a year, it would take a decade to catch up with France, in the number of properties vs population. And France has a property market that hasn't collapsed.… (View Post)

The "planned communities" of the 60s often involved "common spaces" that were (and are) pretty ghastly. Some of them, you have to wonder what the architects were thinking. There's… (View Post)

As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man— There are only four things certain since Social Progress began:— That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the bu… (View Post)

More importantly, professionals on both sides are risking their professional insurance/reputation, when they sign off on stuff. So the level of due diligence they want to do reflects that. (View Post)

People may share a house post student life. But by the late twenties, they want their own place. Now why would women (for example) want their own home, with spare space at that age? Everyone I know i… (View Post)