Property forum delivers strong message on housing crisis

In the week we learned that 140,000 homes are being considered for Gloucestershire, an expert debate in Cheltenham heard how, if elected, Labour will tackle the housing crisis head on with 1.5m homes.

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Today we feature another fantastic expert insight piece from one of our founding partners, all about growth. A massive thank you to Simon Merrell, of Merrell People.

And for the main read we go to town on a hugely popular event staged by Gloucestershire Property Forum, which took place at The Old Courthouse in Cheltenham this week.

On the day Labour announced plans to build big if it gets into power, in a week w…