The Building Centre
Store Street
WC1
020.7692.4000
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- When
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Wednesday 30 Apr 2008 (6:30–8:30pm)
- Where
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Tube: Tottenham Court Road
- Price
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£10
- Links
For its latest debate, spiked addresses the current housing crisis. Excepting the wealthy and the very lucky, everyone knows the difficulty of getting that first foothold on the property ladder, and the current high demand makes purchasing a home tougher than ever. Gordon Brown's commitment to build three million new homes over the next 12 years may be a step in the right direction — but the threat of breaking out of the brownfield "eco-town" sites and into our countryside still looms large. Broadcaster Dr. Tristram Hunt, architectural journalist Penny Lewis, rural campaigner Paul Miner and urban-regeneration expert Michael Owens trade points of view.
