Ready to grow your property business without the hype? Start your free two-month membership trial with This Property Life today! https://bit.ly/this-propertylife-memebership——————————————————————In this episode, Sarah Blaney and Nick Claydon respond directly to a recent BBC Panorama documentary on the UK government's ambitious pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029. What You'll Learn:Why the government’s 1.5 million homes promise might as well be fictionHow Thatcher’s Right to Buy scheme broke the social housing systemWhy apprenticeships dried up, and why nobody wants to be a bricklayer anymoreHow local councillors and planning committees kill good developmentWhat “grey belt” land is, and why it could be the real answer to housing shortagesTimestamps[03:02] - Housing Crisis Origins: Thatcher, Right to Buy & No Replacements[04:57] - Construction Chaos: Brexit, Boomers & University Overload[09:10] - The Fantasy of 1.5 Million New Homes[12:16] - Why Landlords Aren’t the Villains You Think[15:24] - Greenbelt vs Grey Belt: The Land We Can’t Touch[20:17] - Planning Hell: Local Council Shenanigans[27:31] - Eight Years for Planning on a Brownfield Site[29:34] - Nutrient Neutrality, Sewage, and 40-Year Mistakes[32:48] - Final Thoughts: How Do We Fix This?This Episode is Kindly Sponsored by:Visit thispropertylife.co.uk for more resources, networking events, and industry insights.Follow Sarah Blaney Socials:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahpropertyandbusiness/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.blaney.1232Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.in.property/Follow Nick Claydon Socials:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-c-651a141a1/ Follow This Property Life Podcast on Socials:Website:https://thispropertylife.co.uk/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULlN2eRKWojGRAkiSa0mZ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-property-life-podcast/about/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmPj98bC6swNuYRCaUGPUg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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