Why a new build is better than your house
Plus we speak to the CEO of Barratt RedRow about... building homes
On The Abundance Agenda podcast this week:
We make the case for new build houses, explaining why they’re so much better than people think, and why you can save frankly an astonishing amount of money on energy bills.
Then, relatedly, we speak to Barratt Redrow CEO David Thomas about how volume house-builders navigate Britain’s notorious planning laws, and his pitch for how building on existing carparks could unlock over 700,000 new homes.
You can find James’s newsletter, and piece on digital traffic orders here.
Martin’s newsletter is here, and he’ll be posting his piece on boomers this week.
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James you have given me so much pleasure in reading your work I thought it only fair I gave you something to brighten up your day.
Jump to the 20 minute mark, but also check out the little champion at the 23:25 mark and especially the little guys at 29 minutes and around 40 minutes (but mostly just cast it to your TV while you are doing whatever you are doing and enjoy having it in the background for an hour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvSCFBwDRA8