Since the financial crash of 2008, housing has emerged as a central issue of a great many urban and rural spaces. In many major cities, practices of 'land banking' by developers, often involve hoarding unused and/or derelict housing stock until market conditions, availability of finance, building costs or the political context is conducive to developing the site. In the mean time, the property lies vacant, sometimes falling into states of disrepair and dereliction. The developer will often...
