Tom Spencer

Jan 22, 2025 | instoremag.com | Chris Burslem |La Grange |Tom Spencer

IT’S THE BEGINNING OF a new year. The Earth has set off on another orbit of the sun, and over the next 365 days, it will travel 583 million miles. You, too, are beginning a journey, but, in your case, the goal is not to find yourself in exactly the same place come the beginning of 2026. To be sure, you may be perfectly happy with your current circumstances and operating in a way that feels natural and easy.

Apr 30, 2024 | btrnews.co.uk | Tom Spencer

There is a real opportunity for a new government to get behind the residential development market nationally, by specifically recognising and strengthening the role that Build to Rent has in national planning policy. It is one of the few tenures that can be delivered on brownfield land at higher density, and in a viable way given its differing economic profile based on secure long term rental income.

Nov 2, 2023 | tombspencer.medium.com | Tom Spencer

"The personal, social, health and economic curriculum is exceptional. It is designed to help pupils to become respectful, resilient and kind citizens."This is one of my favourite quotes from the new Ferry Lane Primary School Ofsted report. We were inspected in late September and received the final report today. It's a relief to have it out of the way. When you know it is coming Ofsted casts a big shadow.

Oct 26, 2023 | capx.co | Tom Spencer

We must address peoples' concerns about development without sacrificing new homes The inconvenient truth for housing advocates is that many residents' fears are justified 58% of people say they support more housebuilding, with just 25% opposedSince the Second World War, England has failed to build enough homes to meet the needs of the population, thanks to the creation of a discretionary planning system that makes it inordinately difficult to build new homes.

Jul 14, 2023 | capx.co | Tom Spencer

Labour have finally woken up to the existence of the housing crisis. What’s particularly impressive is they are not simply saying build more homes, but that they want to focus building in the green belt, where development is arguably most essential. To what extent that commitment survives contact with the electorate is another matter, of course, and we are a year or so away from the next election – but the willingness to confront our greatest act of economic self-harm is welcome nonetheless.