While custom-build and self-build housing cannot single-handedly solve the UK’s housing crisis, they do offer an opportunity to throw the market open to far greater competition.
Both types of housing are economically sustainable models, yet in Britain we still lag far behind our northern European counterparts when it comes to alternative housing.
One source of inspiration is the Dutch city of Almere. Located in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands,
Almere is one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe and has a history of pioneering social planning. Over the past few years, it has embarked on a hugely ambitious plan to turn the housing market on its head, challenging the status quo of volume house builders controlling provision.
Read more: - by Thomas FearyInside Almere: the Dutch city that's pioneering alternative housing | Housing Network | The Guardian
Both types of housing are economically sustainable models, yet in Britain we still lag far behind our northern European counterparts when it comes to alternative housing.
One source of inspiration is the Dutch city of Almere. Located in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands,
Almere is one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe and has a history of pioneering social planning. Over the past few years, it has embarked on a hugely ambitious plan to turn the housing market on its head, challenging the status quo of volume house builders controlling provision.
Read more: - by Thomas FearyInside Almere: the Dutch city that's pioneering alternative housing | Housing Network | The Guardian
