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 on 11 June. It suggests the planning system should be reformed
to introduce the flexible zoning system used in Japan and some parts of
America. In its report, Think Tank Centre for Cities explores the
relationship between urban economies and housing wealth in England and Wales.
The organisation finds that the “restrictive planning system” has made urban
homeowners in the greater South East more than £80,000 richer over the past six
years than those in other parts of England and Wales. Read more on the Planning
Portal.
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