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Building New Towns, Letting Old Ones Die: How UK Housing Policy Betrays Finance, Culture, and Community

Planning & Policy

Building New Towns, Letting Old Ones Die: How UK Housing Policy Betrays Finance, Culture, and Community

A Tax Without a Vision: Housing, Heritage, and the Perils of Market Rule

Planning & Policy

A Tax Without a Vision: Housing, Heritage, and the Perils of Market Rule

By Mark Shaw Aug 29, 2025

Restoring Continuity: Housing, Heritage, and Community in Thanet

Planning & Policy

Restoring Continuity: Housing, Heritage, and Community in Thanet

By Mark Shaw Aug 27, 2025

Speculative Homes, Scorching Lives

Urban Regeneration

Speculative Homes, Scorching Lives

By Mark Shaw Aug 13, 2025

Demolition by Incentive

Planning & Policy

Demolition by Incentive

By Mark Shaw Aug 10, 2025

Built Heritage, Common Ground: Why Protecting Buildings Must Mean Protecting Communities

Urban Regeneration

Built Heritage, Common Ground: Why Protecting Buildings Must Mean Protecting Communities

By Mark Shaw Jul 23, 2025

Repairing the Past, Investing in the Future: A Call for VAT Relief on Historic Building Restoration

Planning & Policy

Repairing the Past, Investing in the Future: A Call for VAT Relief on Historic Building Restoration

By Mark Shaw Jul 21, 2025

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