
How a flexible zoning system would end the UK housing crisis
Drawing concerning comparisons with the ‘shortage economies’ of the former Eastern Bloc,
Anthony Breach argues that our discretionary, case-by-case planning system rations land, restricts the supply of new homes and decreases affordability.
He calls for the UK to scrap this approach and adopt a flexible zoning system,
as seen in countries such as Japan and parts of the USA.