There鈥檚 a perfect match in Australia and the housing secretary advocates avocados for all
Crystal gazing
Bigwigs from London鈥檚 local authorities and property businesses converged on a glass and steel box called The Crystal next to Royal Victoria Dock to discuss how to solve the capital鈥檚 housing crisis. The event was called Homes for Londoners but given the number of big-hitters who made their way to east London last week, including Berkeley chair Tony Pidgley and London mayor Sadiq Khan, a few there were overhead labelling the event: 鈥業 Can鈥檛 Believe It鈥檚 Not Mipim鈥�.
Train wreck
Speaking of Mipim, the UK version was held at Old Billingsgate Market in the City earlier this week. Prime minister Boris Johnson, who graced the French event with his presence a few times when he was mayor of London, wrote the foreward to the show鈥檚 brochure. He waffled on about the importance of the built environment, highlighting the 鈥渢ransport infrastructure that allows us to glide seamlessly鈥� between homes, workplaces and leisure facilities. How ironic, then, that his review of HS2 could well end up consigning it to the bin.