Tim Leunig’s Policy Substack

Tim Leunig’s Policy Substack

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Size matters, but not the way councils think it does

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Tim Leunig
May 19, 2025
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For years I have marvelled at the specificity of local authority housing plans. Many local authorities require three bedroom flats - “for families”, others emphasise starter homes to help get young people on the housing ladder.

Economists will tell you that this is at best useless. Useless because neither the council n…

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