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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by cnity on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:04AM (#36477739)
> Local authorities and their residents seem equally hostile to housebuilding whether it's made by the private sector or public sector

In my experience (in Edinburgh) the vast majority of people I speak to tend to view the private developments (especially the insatiable appetite for student accommodation) and short term lets far less favourably.

Granted, Edinburgh is a special case with an incredibly high demand for short term letting and students.

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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by spacebanana7 on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:12AM (#36477805)
Unfortunately it's hard to observe the public reaction to state led housebuilding without resorting to historical examples because there's so little happening at the moment.
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