Ed Miliband's plan to force all rental homes to have EPC C or above by 2030 is a recipe for higher rents and fewer rentals, says Ben Pile. Even at today's high energy prices, payback periods can extend into centuries.
Keir Starmer has pledged to build 1.5m new homes. But if, as expected, most are flats, chances are no one will want to buy them, says Margaret Rothwell. Why? Because people are waking up to why leaseholds are worthless.
The pandemic saw crony capitalism at its worst as big companies enriched themselves at public expense. The more government is captured by big business, the more the rich profit, and the more problems we see.
