JLL hosts a two-part solutions-based discussion on the viability crisis facing the London Housing industry with an experienced panel of guest speakers from both the private and public sector for a rounded view.

The conversation journeys through the stark reality of build cost inflation, shifts in the residential sales market, the increased cost of capital, approach to affordable housing, the role of infrastructure and taxes such as CIL and changes in regulation regarding both fire and ESG.

With construction starts down and planning applications falling, there is a responsibility to get talking about the issues and bring into focus where the solutions might lie as a collective effort. We hope to hear from listeners with their views and encourage further thought.

Host – Sonny Dawes, Head of London Land and Asset Repositioning at JLL

Guest – Richard Mills, Regional Land Director for Barratt London holds close to 15 years’ experience in acquiring sites of significant scale across London.

Guest - Andrew Mcgarvie, Land Director for Clarion Housing Group, the largest housing association in the United Kingdom.

Guest - Caroline Harper, Chief Planning Director for “Be First” the development arm for London Borough of Barking with the mission to ensure that 50,000 new homes are built, and 20,000 new jobs created by 2037.

Guest - Edmund Couldrey, Director within the Affordable Housing & Viability team at JLL.

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