Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 months agoNew Housebuilding in the UK Held Back by Pollution from Factory Farmsveganfta.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down14
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkNew Housebuilding in the UK Held Back by Pollution from Factory Farmsveganfta.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareCheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoMore like the UK government (and every damn government since I’ve been alive) just hates housebuilding and will come up with any reason to prevent it.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoI think it’s more that NIMBYs hate house building and generally slow the process down.
minus-squareCheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoSame banality of evil that causes millionares row in New York to mostly just be a bunch of empty skyscrapers. Property makes an excellent investment vehicle and restricting the supply keeps prices high.
More like the UK government (and every damn government since I’ve been alive) just hates housebuilding and will come up with any reason to prevent it.
I think it’s more that NIMBYs hate house building and generally slow the process down.
To what end? Just for lols?
Same banality of evil that causes millionares row in New York to mostly just be a bunch of empty skyscrapers. Property makes an excellent investment vehicle and restricting the supply keeps prices high.