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	* [[List_of_interviews\|List of interviews.]]		* [[List_of_interviews\|List of interviews.]]

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	* [[Architects_for_Social_Housing_-_interview\|Architects for Social Housing - interview.]]		* [[Architects_for_Social_Housing_-_interview\|Architects for Social Housing - interview.]]
	* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]		* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]
		+	* [[Empty_housing_in_London_-_documentary\|Empty housing in London - documentary.]]
	* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]		* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]
	* [[Housing_white_paper_2017\|Housing white paper 2017.]]		* [[Housing_white_paper_2017\|Housing white paper 2017.]]
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	* [[List_of_interviews\|List of interviews.]]		* [[List_of_interviews\|List of interviews.]]

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* [[Architects_for_Social_Housing_-_interview\|Architects for Social Housing - interview.]]
	* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]		* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]
	* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]		* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]

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−	At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published ~~new~~ research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are ~~over~~ 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that ~~over~~ 11,000 houses ~~had~~ been left empty for at least 10 years.	+	At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are more than 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that the fact that more than 11,000 houses have been left empty for at least 10 years.

−	On 15th February 2018, Michael Brooks, Editor of Designing Buildings Wiki, interviewed the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable MP, about the research findings, the wider housing crisis, overseas speculators, Help to Buy, the collapse of Carillion, and more...	+	On 15th February 2018, Michael Brooks, Editor at Designing Buildings Wiki, interviewed the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable MP, about the research findings, the wider housing crisis, overseas speculators, Help to Buy, the collapse of Carillion, and more...

−	~~Watch the interview video on our Youtube channel by following the link~~ [https://youtu.be/y1kNo2zbwWY ~~here~~]:	+	[https://youtu.be/y1kNo2zbwWY Watch the interview video on our Youtube channel].

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	= New research =		= New research =

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

−	* Carillion.	+	* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]
−	* Housing shortage.	+	* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]
−	* Housing white paper 2017.	+	* [[Housing_white_paper_2017\|Housing white paper 2017.]]
−	* Interview with David Orr, NHF.	+	* [[Interview_with_David_Orr,_NHF\|Interview with David Orr, NHF.]]
	* [[Interview_with_Labour%27s_Shadow_Housing_Minister\|Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.]]		* [[Interview_with_Labour%27s_Shadow_Housing_Minister\|Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.]]
−	* Interview with Mark Farmer.	+	* [[Interview_with_Mark_Farmer\|Interview with Mark Farmer.]]
−	* List of interviews.	+	* [[List_of_interviews\|List of interviews.]]

	[[Category:Do_not_autolink]] [[Category:Publications_/_reports]] [[Category:Planning_permission]] [[Category:Policy]] [[Category:Property_development]]		[[Category:Do_not_autolink]] [[Category:Publications_/_reports]] [[Category:Planning_permission]] [[Category:Policy]] [[Category:Property_development]]

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	* List of interviews.		* List of interviews.

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	At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published new research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are over 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that over 11,000 houses had been left empty for at least 10 years.		At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published new research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are over 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that over 11,000 houses had been left empty for at least 10 years.

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−	Yes, I think Help to Buy was an absolutely terrible idea. You're quite right, supply and demand matters, but if you;re looking at any one particular point in time, the annual increment to supply through building is less than 1% of the market, so what is much more important is affordability and access to credit.	+	Yes, I think Help to Buy was an absolutely terrible idea. You're quite right, supply and demand matters, but if you're looking at any one particular point in time, the annual increment to supply through building is less than 1% of the market, so what is much more important is affordability and access to credit.

	If you have very loose lending, which is what we had in the run up to the financial crisis, the market gets out of control, as indeed happened. And that's beginning to happen again and its made much much worse by Help to Buy. All the research I've seen shows that it's bid up prices and actually forced more people out of the market than were brought into it as a result of access to their subsidy. I've argued very strongly privately and publicly in government that this was a terrible idea, and nothing since has happened to make me think I was wrong.		If you have very loose lending, which is what we had in the run up to the financial crisis, the market gets out of control, as indeed happened. And that's beginning to happen again and its made much much worse by Help to Buy. All the research I've seen shows that it's bid up prices and actually forced more people out of the market than were brought into it as a result of access to their subsidy. I've argued very strongly privately and publicly in government that this was a terrible idea, and nothing since has happened to make me think I was wrong.
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	* Housing white paper 2017.		* Housing white paper 2017.
	* Interview with David Orr, NHF.		* Interview with David Orr, NHF.
−	* [[Interview_with_Labour~~'s_Shadow_Housing_Minister~~\|Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.]]	+	* [[Interview_with_Labour%27s_Shadow_Housing_Minister\|Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.]]
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.
	* List of interviews.		* List of interviews.

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	* Housing white paper 2017.		* Housing white paper 2017.
	* Interview with David Orr, NHF.		* Interview with David Orr, NHF.
−	* Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.	+	* [[Interview_with_Labour's_Shadow_Housing_Minister\|Interview with Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister.]]
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.
	* List of interviews.		* List of interviews.

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	At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published new research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are over 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that over 11,000 houses had been left empty for at least 10 years.		At the start of 2018, the Liberal Democrats published new research showing that, despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, there are over 216,000 homes across England and Wales that have been left empty for six months or more. The research also highlighted that over 11,000 houses had been left empty for at least 10 years.

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		+	= New research =

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	It's very much second in priority to getting a lot more houses built, and houses that are affordable for people on roughly average incomes, that's the big gap at the moment, as well as the lack of social housing for those who aren't going to be able to afford to rent or buy commercially.		It's very much second in priority to getting a lot more houses built, and houses that are affordable for people on roughly average incomes, that's the big gap at the moment, as well as the lack of social housing for those who aren't going to be able to afford to rent or buy commercially.
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	Of course, that isn't just on luxury housing in London, but there are some rural areas - the Lake District, Cornwall, Wales - where there is enormous anger about property that is purely held for investment purposes and used once or twice a year. That's where the council tax impact could be significant.		Of course, that isn't just on luxury housing in London, but there are some rural areas - the Lake District, Cornwall, Wales - where there is enormous anger about property that is purely held for investment purposes and used once or twice a year. That's where the council tax impact could be significant.
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	One of the lessons we've learned from it is, firstly, government procurement and oversight of contracts has got to be a lot smarter; that means training civil servants at a higher level to do these things properly, and also it means ensuring that when you have government procurement for big building contracts that we're willing to entertain a larger number of suppliers - Tier 1, SMEs - giving them direct access to contracts rather than necessarily working through one big company.		One of the lessons we've learned from it is, firstly, government procurement and oversight of contracts has got to be a lot smarter; that means training civil servants at a higher level to do these things properly, and also it means ensuring that when you have government procurement for big building contracts that we're willing to entertain a larger number of suppliers - Tier 1, SMEs - giving them direct access to contracts rather than necessarily working through one big company.
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	In addition, there is undoubtedly the case that councils, and for that matter the health service, are sitting on vast amounts of land; it isn't just private developers who have land banks - councils and public authorities do too. There's got to be very strong pressure from central government. A good example is the Ministry of Defence; there's no penalty on them for holding excess land and the Treasury should be penalising that not incentivising it.		In addition, there is undoubtedly the case that councils, and for that matter the health service, are sitting on vast amounts of land; it isn't just private developers who have land banks - councils and public authorities do too. There's got to be very strong pressure from central government. A good example is the Ministry of Defence; there's no penalty on them for holding excess land and the Treasury should be penalising that not incentivising it.
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	* [[Architects_for_Social_Housing_-_interview\|Architects for Social Housing - interview.]]		* [[Architects_for_Social_Housing_-_interview\|Architects for Social Housing - interview.]]
	* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]		* [[Carillion\|Carillion.]]
		+	* [[Empty_housing_in_London_-_documentary\|Empty housing in London - documentary.]]
	* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]		* [[Housing_shortage\|Housing shortage.]]
	* [[Housing_white_paper_2017\|Housing white paper 2017.]]		* [[Housing_white_paper_2017\|Housing white paper 2017.]]
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