Later life ‘right-sizing’ holds the key to easing the UK’s housing crisis

Can green homes solve the UK’s housing and climate challenges? - Energy Sustainability Solutions

Dane Westwood, performance bond construction specialist at construction bond provider CG Bonds, explains why building greener homes is key to solving the UK’s housing and climate challenges, and what’s in it for developers and residents alike. The UK is struggling to keep up with housing demand. Build rates remain too low, rental costs are climbing faster than earnings, and for many, the idea of homeownership is slipping further out of reach. Me…

Later life ‘right-sizing’ holds the key to easing the UK’s housing crisis

With housebuilding falling short of Government targets and demand for homes continuing to rise, it’s clear the UK can’t build its way out of the housing crisis alone. We also need to make better use of the homes we already have. One of the biggest untapped opportunities lies in supporting older homeowners to ‘right-size’, freeing up larger family homes and encouraging movement in the market. But the process must become simpler, faster and less s…