Show Notes
In this episode, Paul once again sits down to speak to Lewis Herbert to talk about the really important issues of homelessness and the housing crisis. As well as discussing how we got here, they look at some of the potential solutions, including the use of modular housing. KEY TAKEAWAYS In the UK, 134,000 people aged 16 to 25 are homeless or at risk. There are 150,000 rough sleepers. Homeless people need somewhere secure to live, it does not have to be big. The fact that these homes are genuinely temporary means they can be compact. Compact homes can be built and connected to utilities for £100,000 and projects can be delivered in a year. Cardiff already has enough two-storey modular homes to house 300 families. Lewis shares several other examples across the UK. Travelodge´s are expensive, so modular homes don´t take long to pay forthemselves.
The Property Development Scorecard https://millbanklandacademy.scoreapp.com BEST MOMENTS“I´ve got a passion for affordable housing.”“I’m a fan of modern methods of construction.”“If we’re going to get people out of hotel rooms, if we’re going to get people off the streets, compact is the way we’ve got to go.”“It´s a very happy community on what was a car park.” EPISODE RESOURCEShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-herbert-84378110 Allia Future Homes - https://futurebusinesscentre.co.uk/our-impact/future-homesCardiff – https://businessnewswales.com/residents-welcome-temporary-homes-in-modular-housing-scheme/Motels to homes - https://chesshomeless.orghttps://www.zedpods.comhttps://www.social-bite.co.ukhttps://www.fusearchitects.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Paul Higgs is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor with 40+ years' experience in land, planning and development and a 100% success track record in winning planning consents.Paul undertook his first refurb project when he was just 17 and then worked his way up from labouring on building sites to becoming Head of Land for renowned plc housebuilder, Barratt Developments. He managed to escape the corporate world in 2002 to set up what is now a multimillion-pound award-winning property development company, Millbank Group.In 2013 Paul founded the Millbank Land Academy, the UK’s first training company dedicated to property development; to teach established and aspiring developers the insider secrets the big housebuilders don’t want you to know! Paul is also a founding investor and former board director of the industry-leading PropTech Co, LandTech, and has lectured on Advanced Development Valuations on the MSc Property Development at London South Bank University. CONTACT METHODLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-higgsMillbank Land Academy: https://www.millbanklandacademy.co.ukInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/paulhiggsofficialYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@InsidePropertyDevelopment This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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