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James Rowlands 🏠

@JamesRowlands

Housing, green homes and financial services policy. Always looking for solutions to housing problems. Views my own

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Recent Posts

Sat Feb 08

RT @moseskagan: Something I wish every legislator, regulator & housing court in the country would internalize: The harder you make evicti…

Sat Feb 01

The UK's built heritage is a treasure, but our historic buildings can't be frozen in time. Great article exploring the challenges and opportunities of the listed building system and what needs to be done to make it work effectively for the future https://t.co/mzCFjDTc1I

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Fri Jan 31

France's dominance was clear tonight! They look unstoppable in this year's Six Nations. Tough times ahead for Wales - could the wooden spoon be on the cards? #FRAvWAL #SixNations

Sat Jan 18

RT @nickfaith82: An excellent thread on why the idea the Chancellor will be sacked is ridiculous.

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Fri Jan 17

https://t.co/Lc2Fvnrlt0 https://t.co/8fvMIy3hwM

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Fri Jan 17

Key change here would be raising the limit on the % of mortgage book at more than 4.5 times income from 15% to 20%. Other affordability tests are in place and there could be a requirement for the extra capacity to be directed to first time buyers https://t.co/xZ9MS23vV7

Mon Jan 06

Disappointing to see these proposals potentially being watered down. We should be ensuring that new build homes don't need significant retrofitting in future https://t.co/2Yup7tZ9KZ

Sun Jan 05

RT @DrHelenFry: Please share this from @authordlewis across your social media platforms - this man deserves a posthumous Victoria Cross. D…

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Fri Jan 03

Big investors or buy to let? Who owns private rented homes is changing https://t.co/d3BtYXi3m0 https://t.co/vvDNdAteJs

Thu Jan 02

RT @BDonline: Chief Medical Officer’s report calls for active travel, improved housing, and cleaner air in cities: The annual report highli…

Thu Jan 02

Latest Nationwide HPI shows strong end to 2024 for UK house prices - House prices up 4.7% year on year in December - Northern regions see higher price growth than southern regions - Northern Ireland best performing area with prices up 7.1% over 2024 https://t.co/G6ZPEgQGkF

Mon Dec 30

Great result for Ipswich, not so great result for my FPL team

Mon Dec 30

RT @jayrayner1: This is very helpful. And if you want more detail here's a piece I wrote on the subject. https://t.co/OJfUfpoV1k

Mon Dec 30

Interesting piece on private equity investment in private rented sector homes. A challenge to the buy to let model? https://t.co/laN7JzooFV via @FT

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Sun Dec 29

Solid result. Good to pick up the win

Sat Dec 28

RT @exetercity1904: Thank you, @CPFC. #ECFC 🤝 #CPFC

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Sat Dec 28

Perfect for a cold winter day https://t.co/EQ6EpbuVQ6

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Tue Dec 17

Great trip to see the Christmas lights @BlenheimPalace https://t.co/7TXXeuYCL6

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Sat Dec 14

When even the CMA says land banking by housebuilders isn't an issue this is unlikely to deliver a major increase in housing supply https://t.co/2ORAGixvYR

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Thu Nov 14

RT @duncanrobinson: Pessimists mudded https://t.co/FvM9EcqvTU