Centre for Cities

High house prices in expensive cities have been caused by the planning system’s rationing of new homes in areas of high demand, according to a report out today (11 June).

Cities across the UK have borne the brunt of real-terms local government funding cuts in the past 10 years, and planning suffered some of the deepest cuts.

Cities that are successful and have large high-skilled service sectors, mainly located in the south of England, will be hit the hardest by Brexit, whether it is ‘hard’ or ‘soft’.

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 14 March, 2017