Think Small, Build Big:Lessons from SME Housebuilding in Germany

Abstract

There has been a catastrophic decline in the size of England’s SME housebuilding sector. This is not the case in Germany, where the SME sector dominates the housebuilding market. We diagnose a ‘toxic triangle’ of problems facing English SME builders, with mutually reinforcing problems stemming from the planning system, the land market, and insufficient access to finance. Drawing on experience from Germany, we recommend to government a seven-point plan to give England the greatest prospect of revitalising its SME building sector, thus making a substantially greater contribution to housing output.

Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Politics, History and International Relations
College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Aston Centre for Europe
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Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:22
Date Deposited: 29 May 2018 14:25
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Published Date: 2017-12-20
Authors: Turner, Edward O (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4658-7321)
Murphy, Luke
Snelling, Charlotte
Davies, Bill

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