"Are we building communities... or simply finding somewhere to put more homes?" 🏢 Empty shops. 🏬 Empty offices. 🏠 A housing shortage. On paper, the solution seems obvious. Turn one into the other. Yet are we creating thriving communities, or simply filling empty buildings with flats? As more town centres change before our eyes, questions are being raised about what we gain, what we lose, and what the future of our high streets might look like. This week on Property Matters, Gareth Wax and Hamish McLay discuss the growing trend of converting commercial buildings into homes and whether it is helping solve the housing crisis or creating new challenges for communities. 📅 Tuesday at 1pm 🎥 Watch live or catch up later: https://www.youtube.com/@SpillingTheProper-Tea #PropertyMatters #HousingCrisis #TownCentres #Property #Housing #Planning #Regeneration #CommercialProperty

Posted by Hamish McLay at 2026-06-09 10:26:03 UTC