The Office for National Statistics has released data on private rents and rental affordability.  Private rent prices are expressed as a...

The importance of green spaces particularly in urban areas is now recognised as the extracts from a report published by the University of...

A recent report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, sets out what it sees as future 'reforms’, to sort out public finances...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

New housing data – what does it show us? The Office for National Statistics is working on providing statistics on housing. They state – “...

The Office for National Statistics release details of mortgage payments and house prices on a monthly basis.  The latest figures are...

Components of house prices – an analysis There appears to be some confusion about the components of house prices/values.  For example, a...

The Office for National Statistics have just released new data on house prices and rents. The information for Cornwall is set out below....

Previous blogs have outlined the objectives for land policy and the plethora of designations that exist  - based on landscape, habitat...

There are a number of typographies used to describe landscapes in Cornwall. There are two sources here – the Interactive map operated by...

Anyone reading a newspaper, listening or watching the news or looking at social media posts would assume that with the dominance of...

A few days ago, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, released a report ‘The Urgent Need to Build More Homes’.  As the title...

Land use – some thoughts (2)   Current situation The current situation is to say the least complex, with a plethora of designations....

Land use – some thoughts (1) Summary Land is an important resource – for food production, environmental services, landscape and community...

The Government announced new housing targets on July 30th 2024.  Overall the objective is for a total of 1.5 million over a four-year...

Why have we got a situation where governments promote policies, which are fundamentally incorrect? Policies, which will not work and...

It is quite common for commentators now to support a reduction in interest rates on the ground that this would result in lower mortgage...

There are different figures on the number of holiday lets in Cornwall. But what do we mean by holiday lets? A holiday let is a property...