Cllr Max McLoughlin
@midlandmax.bsky.social
Councillor for Shirley South and Green Group Leader on Solihull Council For: PR, support for communities and environment Against: Prejudice 🗳=💚 ⚽️= #AVFC
The homes that developers are building are out of reach of those that need them.
We the homes that those impacted by the housing crisis need.
We pay for it with a wealth tax on the super-rich. Many of them have contributed to and profited from this crisis.
greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...
We the homes that those impacted by the housing crisis need.
We pay for it with a wealth tax on the super-rich. Many of them have contributed to and profited from this crisis.
greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...
Providing Fairer, Greener Homes for All - Green Party
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September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The homes that developers are building are out of reach of those that need them.
We the homes that those impacted by the housing crisis need.
We pay for it with a wealth tax on the super-rich. Many of them have contributed to and profited from this crisis.
greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...
We the homes that those impacted by the housing crisis need.
We pay for it with a wealth tax on the super-rich. Many of them have contributed to and profited from this crisis.
greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...
Build more homes? Land is inelastic, meaning you can't easily make more because the value went up (reclaiming land from the sea is finite and unsustainable)
Demand isn't just for people to live in them. They are also investment vehicles for the wealthy
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
Demand isn't just for people to live in them. They are also investment vehicles for the wealthy
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
Would building 1.5m homes bring down British house prices?
Answer: Not by much
www.economist.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Build more homes? Land is inelastic, meaning you can't easily make more because the value went up (reclaiming land from the sea is finite and unsustainable)
Demand isn't just for people to live in them. They are also investment vehicles for the wealthy
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
Demand isn't just for people to live in them. They are also investment vehicles for the wealthy
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
House prices quadrupled whilst earnings only doubled.
Developers will say that it is because of planning laws.
Economists will tell you that land prices are more likely responsible (seeing as they have increased at an almost identical rate to house prices).
Developers will say that it is because of planning laws.
Economists will tell you that land prices are more likely responsible (seeing as they have increased at an almost identical rate to house prices).
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
House prices quadrupled whilst earnings only doubled.
Developers will say that it is because of planning laws.
Economists will tell you that land prices are more likely responsible (seeing as they have increased at an almost identical rate to house prices).
Developers will say that it is because of planning laws.
Economists will tell you that land prices are more likely responsible (seeing as they have increased at an almost identical rate to house prices).
It's very easy to scapegoat a small minority to present an easy solution to a complex problem. But it's also very easy to debunk the nonsense.
Housing affordability has worsened for decades. The slight reduction since the pandemic still sees house prices over 7x higher than earnings.
Housing affordability has worsened for decades. The slight reduction since the pandemic still sees house prices over 7x higher than earnings.
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's very easy to scapegoat a small minority to present an easy solution to a complex problem. But it's also very easy to debunk the nonsense.
Housing affordability has worsened for decades. The slight reduction since the pandemic still sees house prices over 7x higher than earnings.
Housing affordability has worsened for decades. The slight reduction since the pandemic still sees house prices over 7x higher than earnings.
These are not normal times. It's all the more important that democratic institutions maintain reasonable and lawful standards in them.
Whether Solihull Conservatives back down on this remains to be seen.
You can watch from 5:30pm here: solihull.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Whether Solihull Conservatives back down on this remains to be seen.
You can watch from 5:30pm here: solihull.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025, 5:30pm - Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Webcasts
Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025, 5:30pm - Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Webcasts
solihull.public-i.tv
July 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
These are not normal times. It's all the more important that democratic institutions maintain reasonable and lawful standards in them.
Whether Solihull Conservatives back down on this remains to be seen.
You can watch from 5:30pm here: solihull.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Whether Solihull Conservatives back down on this remains to be seen.
You can watch from 5:30pm here: solihull.public-i.tv/core/portal/...