Soon, it’s likely the Government will scrap the special class of planning known as ‘Build-to-Rent’ (BTR).  It is a testament to how utterly bizarre the housing debate is in this country right now that – in the midst of one of the most extreme shortages of rental housing anywhere in the high-income world – it is politically popular to make it significantly more difficult to build new rental housing. The journey to this point has been a fascinating, if depressing, testament to the power of narrative over fact. If you were to go online and browse the discussion about BTR…

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