UK BROWNFIELDS

摘要

Like other areas of the world, it's been a difficult year for the UK economy, but in particular the development industry has been heavily hit by the "credit crunch." An almost total cessation of development has occurred, driven initially by a lack of available credit, but followed by a large stand-off of potential buyers eager to wait for purchase prices to drop further. UK house prices have fallen from the market peak, according to latest estimates, by nearly 22 per cent. However, there has been no relaxation by government on the desire to build three million new homes by 2020, nor of the 60 per cent minimum target for brownfields. There has never been a more important nor pressing time, therefore, to implement the National Brownfield Strategy for England to ensure that brownfield redevelopment is done in a more coordinated, efficient and ultimately sustainable way.